What causes happiness?

Question: What causes happiness!?
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

happiness is the easiest thing to 'obtain' by causation!.

all you have to do is find out what you want to do in life, set a goal to achieve it, have ambition/motivation with the energy to achieve it, never giving up in the face of difficulty and when finally reaching your goal you set another one!.

on the other hand:

if you are too scared to look at yourself and your life objectively, if you think that you are something special when you are not, if you think that you have some hidden talent that has yet to be unleashed, if you think that every one owes you something, if you think that you are smarter than anyone and everyone, if you think that something will happen when you havent done anything!.!.!.then you are on the first step onto the journey of unhappiness!.

if you dream of being great but do not get off the couch while eating cheetos, if you think that you will do it tomorrow, if you think that success will come running to you, if you think that the universe will take care of itself and you will be the recipient, if you think that intelligence is all you need to succeed, if you think that a low level entry position is beneath you, if you think you are over educated, if you think that you can do better tomorrow, if you think that you were meant to be something great, if you think that everyone and the world is against you!.!.!.then you are on the next step leading to unhappiness!.

if you have a goal and decide to do something about it, you will find out that: everyone around you will openly and secretly want you to fail, that success requires work!.!.!.A LOT of hard work, you need to fail before you can succeed, you will fail more than you succeed, you will feel depressed when you find that your gifts arent as great as they originally were, that people will intentionally give you bad, wrong and damaging advice disguised as good advice, people will try and take advantage of you as much as they can!.

when you get over the hurdle of people, situations and behavior trying to drag you down!.!.!.then you are on the road to success and the happiness that comes from achieving your goal before moving onto the next one!. thus, when you have 'become' someone and something, you 'cause happiness' to occur in your life by realizing that you are not a loser, parasite to society, talk the talk but cant walk the walk!.

but chances are that you will not do any of these nor become anything significant and will wallow in your own sorrow!.!.!.just like 99!.9999% of the 'gifted' individuals here on 'philosophy'!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

From the answers above, Laura, with others, are not correct, since they answered scientifically, whereas happiness has nothing to do with science, I'm sorry!. PAT has explained Laura's idea correctly----but thing is this, "TO FEEL HAPPY" & "HAPPINESS" are far different thing!!.
Scott H is a little correct but 'midnight' is more than correct!
Sometimes it's very simple to be HAPPY, but it's very HARD to claim Happiness!. Rainfall makes so many of us happy but you can't imagine how rainfalls at a due time bring HAPPINESS to some! I'm talking about my country's peasants, farmers!.!.!.!.!.!.ahhh! In fact HAPPINESS is within oneself---only that one knows the causes, I suppose!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

there is a hormone called serotonin that is produced in the brain and its levels are affected by light,chemicals you eat eg chocolate and youre feelings!. If the level of serotonin rises due to one or several of these factors then we feel happy or elated!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Happiness is inherent, but often lost sight of!. Direct access to our inner most self is always what instantiates happiness, but there is no "cause" as such!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Happiness is a state of mind!. Therefore, it is a reflection of how you view yourself!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, I have not meet no one that has acheived happiness, but there are three elements which can make u feel somewhat close to happiness!. Which are Health, money in someway and love!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

when one's desires are aligned with reality!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Self appreciation!. self loveWww@QuestionHome@Com

You make your own happiness in life!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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