Life Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness

Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness is not something we have by nature. We are born with minds and talents that we may use to pursue happiness. “The Pursuit of Happiness” is the known as the most famous phrase in the Declaration of Independence. The Pursuit of Happiness was thought to be an unalienable right by the writers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. When the Declaration of Independence was written, happiness meant something different than it does today. The term happiness comes from the old norse term happ meaning “luck” or “chance”. Happiness in the 1500’s are still very much in use, such as “good luck,” “success,” and “contentment”. The writers of the Declaration of Independence
said “Happiness meant that feeling of self-worth and dignity you acquire by contributing to your community and to its civic life.” Today, “life” means being able to live and not be forced to do things and the existence of being alive. “Liberty” means being free and getting to to things and being free within society. The Pursuit of Happiness means being happy and enjoying life and to freely pursue joy. It’s three examples of unalienable rights. “The Pursuit of Happiness” is taken these days to affirm a right to chase after whatever makes one subjectively happy. “Happiness” meant prosperity, or well being in the broader sense.