Q:-Happiness is considered very important in life. Why is it difficult to define? What factors are important in achieving happiness?

Ans:-Happiness is a feeling of joy and contentment in life. It is essential for every human being to lead a happy and contented life. Happiness also leads to a healthy living. As always said, ‘Health is Wealth.’ People who lead a healthy life are really gifted.

Happiness cannot be clearly defined or it is difficult to ascertain the level of happiness. The level of satisfaction or contentment in life has a greater influence on the level of happiness. This varies depending on the individual’s level of satisfaction in life. For instance, a poor person who is a daily earner will be contented if he gets the wage for his work each day and buy food for his family. He does not have many desires in life rather than fulfilling his family’s hunger needs whereas, a person in the upper middle class will never be satisfied in his life, in spite of the fact that he earns more money and enjoys a luxurious and comfortable life. He strives to become more and richer, but never leads a happy life. This leads to ill-health and he would not able to enjoy what he has earned. There are several factors that influence the level of happiness. The main factor is the amount of satisfaction that a person has in his life. The second major factor is good health, hard work and perseverance also plays a vital role in achieving happiness. There is no human being without desires. Everyone in this world has a dream and wants to achieve his goal. A person becomes happy when he achieves what he has desired for. Unless he puts in all his effort, he would not be able to achieve this goal.

Even though, hard work and perseverance are essential for the growth of a person, not everyone is lucky to achieve what they desire for. Luck also plays an important role in achieving a goal. If a person, who is hard working, dedicated and sincere in his efforts, also has luck by his side, he would be able to achieve his goal. This leads to fulfillment in his life and leads to happiness.

It is very clear that happiness greatly influences our lives in a positive way. It depends on our capability to reap the benefits of it. We don’t need to go in search of happiness. It comes on our way as we continue to have a positive approach in life and at the same time do our best to achieve our goals.