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Happiness is considered very important in life. Why is it difficult to define? What factors are important in achieving happiness?

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It is everyone’s wish to lead a happy
life
 in today’s stressful world. It is difficult to have a universal definition of
happiness
 because everyone has a different set criteria for its definition.
This
 essay will be discussing that a single parameter cannot be set to define
happiness
 and how good health coupled with a pleasant family
life
 are
most crucial factors
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the most crucial factors
 to achieve a
happiness
 in
life
.
To begin
 with, there cannot be a unified factor which can define
happiness
.
Money
 is considered to be a marker of
happy
Suggestion
a happy life
life
 as it enables us to meet our requirements,
however
, it brings extra stress with it as every rich man cannot be considered a happy person on
this
 planet.
For
instance recent
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instance, recent
 article published in
Pakistan Medical Journal
Suggestion
the Pakistan Medical Journal
 revealed that sixty percent of elite rich businessmen in Karachi are depressed with their lives despite having enough finances to lead a luxurious
life
. Contrary to
this
,
some one
a human being
someone
 achieving professional excellence alone without enough financial resources may not be happy as lack of
money
 will make him feel deprived rather than being happy.
It
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It, thus
thus
, clarifies the
difficulty
Suggestion
difficult
 to devise a unified definition of
happiness
 based on a single parameter.
However
, there are some crucial factors which can play an important role to get the true spirit of
happiness
.
Firstly
,
happiness
 will be meaningless without physical health and
wellbeing
Suggestion
well being
. A person suffering from blood cancer is likely to remain
unhappy even
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unhappy, even
 if provided with any other ingredient of
happiness
 like
money
. Adding
further
, harmonious family relations are integral part of
happiness
. As per a recent survey report published in The Times magazine, people having good family relations were found to be the most contented with their lives in New York city as compared to the ones having more
money
 but a disturbed family
life
.
Thus
, there are other crucial factors beyond
money
 and professional achievements which are integral
for
Suggestion
to
 a happy
life
. To summarise, it is difficult to define
happiness
 based on a single parameter, rather linking various criteria of
happiness
 will be helpful in achieving
happiness
. I hope that society will have a deep insight of
happiness
 to ensure a balanced
approach rather
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approach, rather
 than running after a single factor to achieve it.
Submitted by waqaskhalid24 on

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