People are responsible for their happiness. Others feel happiness depends on other factors in their life. Discuss both views and give your opinion?

Happiness

is an important goal for many

people

. It is said that the road to fulfilment hinges on many aspects outside of our control,

while

others believe one must work to achieve a happy

life

.

This

essay will discuss both of these views and provide an argument

as well as

examples of why I believe that

happiness

is a product of hard work.

To begin

with, it should be understood that the term "a happy

life

" tends to be used synonymously with "a comfortable

life

". By that I mean

although

a person's

life

isn't dictated by material gains, those who make enough to feed themselves well have more chances of feeling happy. A poor man is less likely to feel content because he has to constantly worry about providing for himself and his family.

Moreover

,

happiness

also

depends on the kinds of

people

that surround us.

For example

, a bad and toxic crowd tends to make others feel bad and destroy their self-confidence. They find pleasure in pulling others down and in turn, making themselves feel better. Contrary to

this

, it should be understood that it is our choices that alter our lifestyle in the end.

In other words

,

people

have to take steps to change their beings and be responsible for their livelihoods if they want to be happy. To exemplify, it is ultimately our decision to cut off a toxic person that tears us down. Not only that, it is our responsibility to seek therapy, to exercise and to improve ourselves. In conclusion,

while

I do believe that many factors, like money and community, can make a considerable impact on a person's

happiness

,

people

have the power to control those facets themselves.

Therefore

, I think that

people

are responsible for their own

happiness

and they should choose to live a content

life

themselves.