For someone to be happy they need to know that everything that has happened in their past has happened for a reason and that it has happened in order for them to become a better person. Not only does it make them a better person but it also makes them realize how good they have it or can possibly have it.
What is happiness to me? In trying to answer this question I have realized there is no definite answer, especially not for a person as complex as myself. As we have seen in the film “Happy”, happiness has a different definition to each and every individual. In the film people were expected the answer the question “What do you want”? From the few responses we viewed, a couple answered to be happy but the most unique answer was to live the "American Dream". What is the “American Dream”? Webster’s dictionary defines “American Dream” as American social ideal that stresses egalitarianism and especially material prosperity; otherwise said as a life of personal happiness and material comfort. The constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself! , – Benjamin Franklin. I feel I can relate to some of the people half way around the world with little to nothing. Those are the happiest people they live solely off of love, family and true happiness. It’s often quoted money cannot buy happiness and I couldn’t agree more. My family is well off but not once have I received a material item that has brought back something or someone that I miss or need. Happiness is within, happiness is a choice, and it has an affect larger