What is the secret of happiness?

Question:Some very wise man once said that the secret of happiness is freedom,and the secret of freedom is courage.
Would you agree to that?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Some very wise man once said that the secret of happiness is freedom,and the secret of freedom is courage.
Would you agree to that?

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we're frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We'll certainly be happy when they're out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.

The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now as a Crackpot If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges.

It's best to admit this to yourself that you are a Crackpot now and decide to be happy anyway.

One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way . So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special a Crackpot , special enough to spend your time with...and remember that time waits for no one.

So, stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you're off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you're born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be a Crackpot and be happy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination

If a Crackpot does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away"

So be a crackpot and be happy

So work like you don't need money,

Love like you've never been hurt,

Listen to the different drummer

And dance like no one's watching.

That is truly being a Crackpot

Rev A.L Crackpot

I think the secret to happiness is love.

First poster is right, its all about love.

To stop looking for it, and live your life!

That guy is really smart. Agreed

No there is no secret to happiness.

One just let himself / herself to be happy and that would be it.
Optimism works wonder.

I think the secret of happiness is self actualization. We realize how we measure success, who we love, what makes us free, what gives us courage etc.... which ultimately gives us happiness.

Ignornace...

Having the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. John 3:16, Romans 10:13, Romans 5:8, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23.

No. Happiness is being comfortable with the choices you have made. When you can't see anything wrong with what you do, be it toward other people or toward yourself. When you can look in the mirror, figuratively and literally, and can see nothing wrong. That is happiness.

which very wise man? happiness is whatever you make of it. courage is not being afraid to be who you are.

... the secret of Freedom is a courage...just to know for yourself what Freedom is and what it means ...fully...and then ( if agree) being capable to manifest Freedom in your own Life without a convenient conditions....Now it more or less complete...

I believe freedom can be state of mind. The second part is true, fear covers joy, once fear is remove through courageous acts and standing for one's principles, all that remains is joy.

The essence of true happiness is peace of mind....

Yep, and the process implies wisdom.

"Men in White Apparel," Ann Ree Colton,
"Man, Master of His Destiny," O. M. Aivanhov,
"The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?", Free and Wilcock, http://www.divinecosmos.com
"The Path of the Higher Self," Mark Prophet, and
"The Great Divorce," C. S. Lewis.

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http://www.dreamhealer.com
http://www.heartmath.org
http://www.lucidity.com
http://www.lolyoga.com

Who is the wise man that said this?...because I would tell him I most definitely agree.

Being yourself.

Yes, I agree. It might not be my very own definition but I concur, absolutely concur with the wisdom of his quote.

There is no secret..
people look for something that if they look closer they will find out that it has always been within them.
Happiness in within us...we rather promote it or prevent it.

It isn't a secret
Doing what you like is freedom
But liking what you do is happiness.

"Delight thyself in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart." -Psalm 37:4

I was about 30 in the early seventies, when there was lots of "freedom" around and the "courage" only came when one was involved in a chanting mindless group, in fact I would say that most of the courage was obtained from a bottle or a package!
I didn't see too many people being courageous by themselves.

Did this "freedom" and "courage" bring us happiness? - no it didn't, - it brought us new miseries and a lost generation of wandering souls, and we are still paying.

It subsequently became fashionable to think of "me" first, this has turned us into a bunch of demanding spoilt brats who have no respect for anybody or anything.

Are we happy? - NO! - unless you call being tanked up with booze or drugs, "happiness".

Is there anybody left who is capable of being happy without these? - if so step forward and teach those who are helpless, to manage without their "crutches".

To me the secret of happiness is to make the best of what we have, pull our weight and look after those who are not coping.

being comfortable in your own skin, to be who you really are.

the secret of happiness is doing what you are in favor and doing what you are good at to help other people in misery. If everyone does this...happiness can be found everywhere in the world.

No.The secret of happiness is the desire for God which is written in the human heart, because we are created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw us to himself. Only in God will we find the truth and happiness we never stop searching for.

the secret of happiness is to be happy in the darkest moments of your life. In this manner, you will learn how to be happy at any moment of your life. :)