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Mythical Lady  +  223301 Sun, 07 May 06 05:43 PM

On "have you say", BBC this question was posed.

Have you ever heard that…

 Nigeria has the happiest people in the worldSurprise [:O] ( in spite of the fact that it suffers from poverty and famine) In Romania ,on the contrary, most population are unhappy!!! (According to statistics done in 2003) What makes people of Nigeria happyThinking [*-)]??

Also 50% of the people in the West think that happiness relies on being rich, healthy and having more holidays (I mostly agree with the last oneBig Smile [:D])

Anyway, I believe this question differs from person to another according to his/her culture and the way he/she is raised up ..

What makes you happy? that's my question.

To me,                                                

1. leading a very good spiritual life. ( your meaning of life)Big Smile [:D]

2. consequently, having that inner peace of oneself. (it's within you)Cool [H]

3. Convincing yourself with everything happened to you doesn't make you happy but rather striving for a clear purpose.Yes [Y]

4. Good relation with people, particularly FAMILY.Kiss [K]Heart [L]

4. Feeling full after being hungry for a long time ( I cant overlook this)Wink [;)]

Oh my list prolongs Stick out tongue [:P]… that's enough though I have 1000 reasons for happiness every day.

P.S Seeing replies to my post definitely makes me HAPPY.Big Smile [:D]
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Janissary  +  223581 Mon, 08 May 06 03:02 PM

walking under the rain with one whom i like very much Hmm [^o)]  oh, dont touch me today. i am pretty sensitive,right now Smile [:)]
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Lemoncookie  +  223627 Mon, 08 May 06 06:26 PM
When someone says some really nice words to you (friend, family or boyfriend Wink [;)]) and when the weather outside is as wonderful as it is here at the moment: so wonderful warm and sunny!!!
And sometimes I am happy without a cause!!!
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Mythical Lady  +  223641 Mon, 08 May 06 07:58 PM

I don't think Lemoncookie that without cause you are happy. It's your lovely and bright look at life. It's something pretty within you. May be just being alive (breathing, eating, playing, doing anything human being can do) is enough to be happy all the time.

what do you think??Moon [mo] 
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Nyla  +  223965 Tue, 09 May 06 02:01 PM

I don't measure it.I feel it. Rose [F]

There are many things that make me happy:my family,my best friend,love,to win a table tennis match vs my cousin,polite people,swimming,cartoons,a new flower that grows in my garden,to watch the snow that falls in winter,a sunny spring day,the perfumes of summer,and the autumn colours..I can say that little things make me happy.. Star [star]
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Mece  +  224068 Tue, 09 May 06 10:32 PM

Hi to everybody!This is my first post.Wink [;)]

what makes people happy? I think that people are waiting very big, important things to be happy but little thinks make them happy. for example if I manage to do something difficult, this makes me very happy but of course there are very important things for happiness peace, healty, having good friends, family, love etc..
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Welcome at the EF Mece!I hope you'll enjoy your time here!Big Smile [:D]
punisher  +  224137 Wed, 10 May 06 06:44 AM

I think the most happiness life that a one can live is when he has food for his day and peace for his life and a God to thank.

THAT'S IT...
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Acot  +  224699 Fri, 12 May 06 12:14 AM

Well, I think that it's the "small things" that really makes you happy. I mean, having clean water, enough food everyday, etc., is of course some basic elements. However, if you don't have those things you can manage to be happy anyway. I think it's a question on what you were brought up with in these cases.

What I believe makes us all truly happy is love and to be loved, friends, talking, to feel appreciated, our feelings etc. Those things can so easily make you smile (at least it makes me smile!)
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