My definition of happiness has changed a lot during the course of this semester. I’ve never really thought deep enough into happiness and never thought about how it applied to me before this semester. My view of happiness differs from the beginning to now. At first, I thought of happiness as just a word with really no meaning. Once I sat down and thought how the word happiness applied to me, my whole concept changed. I now realized that happiness is not just about material things or money. Happiness means a lot more. Material things only last for so long, whereas internal happiness can last forever. Bill Mckibben’s concept of happiness also persuaded me to change my view on of happiness. After reading Deep Economy, I realized that happiness comes from within. Happiness is being with or around family and friends. Happiness is experiencing life long moments with people you care about. I have learned a lot during this semester, not only about the word happiness, but the meaning and how it applies to different people. It is obvious that everyone has his or her own view or concept of happiness. Many people probably haven’t and won’t sit down and evaluate what really makes them happy. But, for me, happiness is a lot of things. Happiness isn’t just material things, happiness comes from within. Happiness is the joy and satisfaction of being around people you love and people who love you. Happiness is more than a word and it has many definitions.
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