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

The importance of

happiness

in our lives could hardly be overestimated.

Although

it is not so easy to define, as

people

are different, some factors can be equally important to everyone.

Happiness

is a feeling, and feelings are very hard to measure and classify. Every person has their own vision of what

happiness

is.

For example

,

people

with the same salary may not have the same

level

of

happiness

,

while

people

with different earnings may feel equally happy. Some studies about

happiness

suggested focusing on several parameters to compare the

level

of

happiness

among the different individuals. The first parameter is the

level

of

security

. The study claims that without food

security

and physical

security

,

people

cannot be happy. The basic

security

needs should be provided to the

people

to be happy.

In addition

, the feeling of social

security

plays a significant role as well.

For example

, in the Nordic countries, the highest

level

of

happiness

is defined, where the crime

level

is low, and

people

feel that the government support their basic needs. The second parameter

that is

taken into consideration is the working-life balance.

People

who work regular hours and spend several hours a day with their families report a high

level

of

happiness

. No doubt they get enough money to support an average life,

however

, their earnings are not extremely high.

In addition

, being part of a community is an important part of life and affects the feeling of

happiness

.

To conclude

,

although

each person has an individual vision of

happiness

, there are some criteria that can be common to everyone,

such

as a feeling of

security

, belongingness and balance between work and the family.