Mary Hatch Bailey wrote:ksl wrote:beenhere10years wrote:Not meaning to hijack Kimi, but here's a question I've always found fascinating:
Is happiness a choice?
Interesting thread
My opinion is that happiness is not a choice for the simple fact, that our chemistry is tarnished by the environmental toxins, that we do not see, but breathe in on a daily basis.
One can strive for happiness and never attain it, becuase of chemical imbalance within the brain, most people live with it, have good days and bad days. those effected more than others, have no choice, every day is a bad day, all they strive for is to get back to normal, and poping pills may help, but never cures.
Some actually check out in there teens or whenever, the fact remains we don't always have a choice. Pesticides, Organic phosphorus and many other man made commerical toxins have a direct effect on our swings & roundabouts.
seriously there are more factors involved that wipe out choice for many people, but that is only my opinion of what i see around me. It is a simplistic view to say we have a choice, just like saying we are all humans. many humans have defects which eliminate choice.l
Simplistic, yes. But wrong?
I believe that most of the time happiness is a choice. With the exception of catastrophic circumstances, you can choose the way you react to your surroundings.
What about the old cliche about people with Downs Syndrome always being so happy? Are they defective or fortunate?
Simplistic, yes. But wrong?
I believe that most of the time happiness is a choice. With the exception of catastrophic circumstances, you can choose the way you react to your surroundings.
What about the old cliche about people with Downs Syndrome always being so happy? Are they defective or fortunate?[/
Hello Mary! I just personally believe that the majority would strive for happiness, without even thinking about it.
Looking at the poll we see 10 out of 18 picking the top three questions if it where in the 1000's we may get a better idea of whats going on, but i still believe that if choice was an option, the majority would go for it.
Governments and organised life styles, rules, laws don't give much choice, to be happy, besides all the man made crap, that we eat, breathe and smell.
It's my belief that commericialism rules, and most unethical practices are tried to attain, financial success. we are but soldier ants, slaves of the ruling parties and the guinea pigs of the 21st century.
Happiness is a thought process, a natural positive and negative procedure, of balance in ones life, so generally speaking we should have a poll, that should suggest this.
I am optimistic that a poll would produce the balance of positive and negative, but if it did, it would at least prove, that the majority do not have a choice.
Actually it is quite a strange thing to consider, if we were all happy people, what would the outcome be? I'm not convinced we have a choice, but i am convinced that all people strive to be happy, without even thinking about it.
Happieness should be a well balanced evaluation, with errors for adjustment. but for choice to come into it, the figures must be at least over 50% right. Interesting!
