Happiness basically still holds the same meaning to me, but it has evolved a bit. After reading McKibben I realized that happiness depends on an individuals quality of life. Different cultures and ideas come into play when the quality of life is observed. 'Quality of life' is the idea that certain events trigger one's own happiness. Divorce, misfortunes, income amount, and many things like this are major pin point that allow an individual to be happy or to show different emotions. This asks the question of which 'quality of life' makes one happy or brings happiness into play? What kind of people are happy? The people who make less of an income? After reading, I can conclude that money does make some people happy, but like I have said before, this happiness is not everlasting. Happiness is never long-lived, but it is still considered happiness. The same feeling of joy is found in an individual who has started to date someone of interest as well as a person whom just purchased a handfull of new clothes. Maybe it is a different kind of happiness, but to me it is all the same emotion. Happiness is an emotion that can describe many situations. Happiness has evolved and I can see why happiness is found in many different ways. Individual preference also comes into play when speaking of over-all happiness. Happiness can vary, depending on what a person may be interested in. In my overall conclusion, Individual interest plays a major roll in a persons happiness.
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