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

#happiness #life #factors
Certainly,
happiness
 is really relevant in life and it is hard to determine what
happiness
 is.
This
 is because different
people
 have different wishes and dreams. But as human beings, all of us have similar basic needs that must be provided to guarantee a good life, and
hence
, happy feelings. There is a consensus that
happiness
 is quite hard to be described.
That is
 why all
people
 in the world are distinct
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one another. Desires that are very important for some
people
, it isn´t so relevant for others.
For instance
, in terms of religion, having a baby boy
instead
 of a baby girl brings lots of
happiness
 to an Indian family, while
this
 is probably not so relevant in most
of
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ccidental nations. Another point is that
happiness
 is not a state, but it is a feeling, which means that it depends not only on concrete things that you acquired
,
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 but
also
 on your psychological mindsets.
For example
, there are many wealthy
people
 that feel unhappiness even though they have a good family and whatever money can buy, while there are others that feel
happiness
 with much less than that. Despite that, there are some crucial points to reach
happiness
. Some of that
are
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 related to our primary needs as food, health and safety. We all need to have access to
this
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 essential needs to feel comfortable and confident. In conclusion, happy feelings are surely crucial for
people
,
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 and define it is not so easy due to the huge diversity of cultures and habits among
people
 in the world. But there is no doubt that essential needs,
as
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 food, health, relationships and safety are primary factors to achieve
happiness
.
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