Happiness is subjective

What is happiness?
People say happiness depends on us and no one can decide whether or not we should be happy. Happiness is highly subjective because its in the individual’s mind. We can be happy if we want to without asking others for it. The nature of happiness have different meanings to different people. Its basically a state of mind represented by a combination of emotions such as joy, contentment, gratitude and love. However, many people tried searching for it from the outside. The endless search for happiness from the outside made us forget that it has always been within us. Can material such as money make us happy? There’s a famous saying by Saint Augustine that goes “richer is not he who has more, but who needs the least.” He is trying to say that happiness does not depend on outside thing. People are busy earning money thinking it can make them happy when actually it is making them miserable. We must understand that we wont be happy by having more, instead be grateful of what we already have. Having a positive mind will make us happy because we tend to not dwell on the negativity. Based on a psychology researcher, Sonja Lyubomirsky, “the experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being, combined with a sense that one’s life is good, meaningful and worthwhile.” It captures that a positive mind comes with positive emotions and having the sense of meaning and purpose in life. Being happy with yourselves can help you to always be happy and content with your own life. There’s no limit to happiness whether its from the inside or the outside and only us can decide either to be happy or not.