by marikiaTbilisi, Georgia
Mar 2014 987 Views 16 comments
Happiness is bad!
Happiness is bad – such is a conclusion made by the joint study of investigation findings by the researchers of Yale, Denver, and Jerusalem Universities. As was revealed by the specialists those, who were happy, well provided for in childhood, had on average less life expectancy than their more despondent peers.
An excessive feeling of happiness is a problem. The high degree of this feeling dizzies a person; he/she becomes more carefree, hence prone to running risks. Whereas behind a risk, as we know, trouble lurks, which may reduce a person’s life-span.
The scholars also maintain that the books on how to become happy bring more misery. Their readers receive information and start a fight for happiness, in which more often than not they do not succeed and feel much worse.
The other problem is that the feeling of happiness is sometimes simply out of place. As not everyone can be happy we have to subdue this feeling in order not to hurt the feelings of our less happy friends, which creates serious discomfort.
Finally, if a person is happy, his ability to create something valuable is diminished.
In this connection the researchers’ advice is: “Don’t think about the necessity to be happy, and this is exactly what will bring you happiness.”
An excessive feeling of happiness is a problem. The high degree of this feeling dizzies a person; he/she becomes more carefree, hence prone to running risks. Whereas behind a risk, as we know, trouble lurks, which may reduce a person’s life-span.
The scholars also maintain that the books on how to become happy bring more misery. Their readers receive information and start a fight for happiness, in which more often than not they do not succeed and feel much worse.
The other problem is that the feeling of happiness is sometimes simply out of place. As not everyone can be happy we have to subdue this feeling in order not to hurt the feelings of our less happy friends, which creates serious discomfort.
Finally, if a person is happy, his ability to create something valuable is diminished.
In this connection the researchers’ advice is: “Don’t think about the necessity to be happy, and this is exactly what will bring you happiness.”
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Posted: Mar 2014
About this poem:
An article I came across in the Internet and translated for you. Don't know the author, and this is not my opinion, but I agree with the advice given by the scholars: the more you think about being happy and such things the less happy you feel. Better think about how fortunate you are to have been brought here on earth as a rational human being capable of all earthly and unearthly feelings. This is happiness in a true sense! I am thankful to God for each and every day of seeing the beauties of His creation all around!!!Poems entered on these pages are copyrighted by the authors who entered them. They cannot be reproduced without the author's written consent. © Copyright 2001-2024. All rights reserved.
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Comments (16)
As to your comment, dear Seeshanr, what I have posted are just the conclusions of findings of some research conducted. In all probability they are true, but the truth is, that happiness is multifaceted, similar to love. In my personal opinion, the more happiness there is around us the more safe and protected we are supposed to feel, for happiness same as love is infectious and encouraging, and why should friends be grudging our good luck, I don't understand.
But our happiness is so transitive that we pray that it should last for as long as possible.
Wish you all were as happy as could be! Kindest regards!
You are so right, you are a woman of great intelligent's and wisdom.
what a foolish thought.
tell am truthfully do you really share your love and happiness with some other women.hahhaha...
i am doing this question to all peoples. are you really like to share your love with other?
you are talking hat search says but i am talking with personley experience.
Thanks for this thought-provoking piece.The scholars who did this research are from highly accredited and recognised universities - Yale, Denver and Jerusalem, and they must be very experienced researchers.
The word "happiness" means different things to different people.
Also, there may be different types and different levels of happiness.
The sustainability of happiness also needs to be examined.
I think your statement -
"But our happiness is so transient that we pray that it should last for as long as possible."
demonstrates this quite well.
Someone said to me that "sadness is much deeper than happiness", and I agree. To me, this is borne out right here on Poetry Corner. The majority of pieces focus on the pain and unhappiness experienced at losing out in romantic love, compared to being happy in the same.
I think that an excessive focus on achieving happiness and maintaining it, may lead to an unrealistic perspective of life which may result in discontent. This point is made in the statement from the research that:
"The scholars also maintain that the books on how to become happy bring more misery. Their readers receive information and start a fight for happiness, in which more often than not they do not succeed and feel much worse."
I also agree with the researchers' findings of a link between excessive happiness and reduced life-span:
"An excessive feeling of happiness is a problem. The high degree of this feeling dizzies a person; he/she becomes more carefree, hence prone to running risks. Whereas behind a risk, as we know, trouble lurks, which may reduce a person’s life-span."
There is a lot more that I can comment on, but, on the whole, I agree with the article.
This is an excellent article to post as a blog. Why don't you post it there? You should get some very interesting responses.
A happy person can send ripples out, make some-one smile even if the can't let themselves.
Sometimes wallowing in self pity can be so destructive to a person, yes they may then write a good poem but! what then.
A happy person can write good.
A person in love can write good.
As humans we usually feel the full range of emotions in a life, we are not immune to any, its choosing which is best for us then we fight to achieve that. sometimes it can be like climbing out of a great hot crater, or a crater that smothers us or whatever.
Also research has proven one person in a group who meditates passes a peace on.
so one person writes fun poem people smile and so on.
We all have demons we fight that is life.
so your work soulgoddess has brought a few souls out.
Can only be good for souls to have air without blowing a storm to hurt.
Well done you
Intersting and enjoyed the read.
My special thanks to our fellow poet from Wellington, and I would have sent him personal thanks if I hadn't been blocked. I have heard a thing or two about Wellington and learned to love the city since then.
As I have mentioned above happiness is as multifaceted as love and it is similarly infectious, and for me standing beside a happy person or a person in love is invigorating and stimulating. I prefer seeing people happy and in love, it makes me feel secure and protected and likewise happy and in love.
Admirable comments - you made my day, dear poets!
Stay happy, stay in love!
Always a pleasure to read you dear Marikia. Thank you for translating and sharing this.
Apologies I was not up to date with my settings sorry about that.
I believe every soul will learn to be strong after experiencing life's trouble or hidden risks. When you say one may become prone to running risks....yes, but surely you must have also heard of true stories when one learns to trust one's heart & soul and is consistent with its trust, one learns to overcome stress and life's obstacles.... each time an obstacle is overcome, one becomes stronger ..... as the famous saying goes.... "In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed."
The scholars also maintain that the books on how to become happy bring more misery. Their readers receive information and start a fight for happiness, in which more often than not they do not succeed and feel much worse.
I believe Not every book works for everyone as people respond differently to each and every style. One man's meat may be the other's poison. I don't think one self-help book will help everyone but everyone can learn to understand what style or pattern works for them.... in the end, what matters most will be what lies at the very bottom of their own hearts. Deep down in their soul, they already have the answers to their problems but it may not be the right time for them to accept that solution or they may be afraid of something.... but they knew in their souls that is the way to overcome their obstacles... only time will give them the proof they secretly desired for...
Does this make any sense to you???
Thank you very much for your skillfully formulated comments.
And thanks for the photos you posted, loved them very much!!!
Kindest regards!