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

Being happy is a crucial goal in

people

’s

lives

. There are various reasons why it’s hard to have an acceptable definition of

happiness

. There are

also

many factors for us to gain

happiness

in our

lives

. Defining

happiness

is hard due to various things.

First

,

people

have different tastes in their

lives

.

For instance

, while some

people

find

happiness

in their leisure time, others prefer to work to be happy. Another example is that some prefer to be with their friends and their families most of the time, and some prefer to be alone mostly.

Secondly

, the way

people

consider themselves happy in different cultures is different. To illustrate, in religious countries and cultures,

people

are happy for doing good things that lead them to eternal salvation, but

in contrast

, nonreligious

people

mostly find

happiness

at

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the moment they live in, not in the afterlife. There are various important aspects to consider for achieving

happiness

.

First

and most important is to find out what makes us happy in our

lives

, and

then

try to achieve it.

For instance

, some may find

happiness

in getting retired soon and spend the rest of their

lives

travelling and visiting all around the world.

Conversely

, other

people

may consider

happiness

as loving their work and having a good career. We can pursue whatever makes us happy in our

lives

and be happier

people

than before.

Second

, we should control not having high expectations from ourselves. If we have unreasonable expectations from our

lives

, we will have a sense of insufficiency, and with

this

mindset, we won’t achieve

happiness

very easily. To sum up,

happiness

is an important concept for mankind. The reasons why it’s hard to define are illustrated, and some factors in achieving

happiness

were suggested.