1. What makes people happy?
Happiness is a state of mind. Different people have different concepts about happiness. For a nursery student, being able to write ‘A’ properly can give happiness. A poor person may get happiness if he wins a lottery. A person suffering from cancer can get happiness if a cure is found for his illness. Parents feel happy if their children do well in school.
2. Do you believe that people used to define happiness in a different way in the past, or that the concept of happiness hasn’t change with the passage of time?
I believe that concept of happiness has not changed with time. But, the way people show their happiness has changed because of advancement of technology these days. For example, when India won the cricket World Cup this time it was celebrated all over the world at the same time. There were firework displays everywhere.
3. Do you believe that old people can be happier than young people?
I believe that old people can be happier than young people because young people today have a lot of burden on their shoulders. They have the burden of choosing a career. They have the burden of adopting the culture. They are forced by their parents to adopt the traditional culture but they want to adopt the global culture. They are exposed to a consumerist society in which there are a lot of things which they want to own. But they don’t have the money for them.
4. What do you have to do to achieve a long-term happiness?
We should have a steady career. We should have a good family life. And good health. One should know how to strike a balance between work and leisure. One should not be a workaholic.
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