[arnesto]

Happiness to me is, having goals and achieving them.

And spending time with people you love.

 

[milkweg]

"Happiness is a warm gun"

Hey, someone posted this link to this thread.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/healt...-study-479340/

It says Chris McCandless died from starvation but in the movie about him he died from eating a poisonous plant. Which is the truth?

 

[Lazarus Short]

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Originally Posted by milkweg /img/forum/go_quote.gif "Happiness is a warm gun" Hey, someone posted this link to this thread. Happiness: 3 amazing tips from the world's oldest case study - Healthy Living on Shine It says Chris McCandless died from starvation but in the movie about him he died from eating a poisonous plant. Which is the truth?

I was the one who posted the link. As for Chris McCandless, he was eating a tuber which grows in the area, thinking he could live on that, not knowing that the plant inhibited absorption of nutrients. Thus, he starved to death, eating all the way. It might make a great diet product.

 

[ServinginEcuador]

Happiness is fleeting and changes as you grow older and wiser.

When I was around 21 happiness was owning the best car stereo I could afford. In the end I owned an $8200 with nearly $4000 worth of electronics and speakers in it. It sounded incredible and had the flattest frequency response the installer had ever seen.

Once I got a little older I looked back at just how much money I wasted, and what I could have done with it investment-wise.

You will quickly find out that true happiness comes from the little things in life that you either ignored earlier in life, or made fun of in others. Time spent with friends, laughing a lot, learning new things to expand your knowledge and push your own boundaries, spending time with your family (which becomes painfully apparent when someone dies), etc. These are the things that will matter most to you. How good your headphone/speaker rig will provide enjoyment for hours on end, but is not likely to bring happiness that lasts.

Take risks, see great places, hang around with great people, read great books, and invest some of your life helping others. Then, as you do these things refine what makes you happy, do less of what doesn't.

 

[elrod-tom]

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Originally Posted by zotjen /img/forum/go_quote.gif Happiness is a warm puppy.

I was hoping someone would say this. I'm also wondering whether anyone other than us gets it. :|

 

[elrod-tom]

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Originally Posted by BIG POPPA /img/forum/go_quote.gif Watching my 3 year old son eat Popeye's chicken like a caveman. You know how hard it is to get them to eat anything?

I like this one...thanks.

 

[Todd R]

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Originally Posted by elrod-tom /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was hoping someone would say this. I'm also wondering whether anyone other than us gets it. :|

 

[milkweg]

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Originally Posted by Lazarus Short /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was the one who posted the link. As for Chris McCandless, he was eating a tuber which grows in the area, thinking he could live on that, not knowing that the plant inhibited absorption of nutrients. Thus, he starved to death, eating all the way. It might make a great diet product.

OK, thanks. I liked that movie, except the sad ending.

 

[milkweg]

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Originally Posted by elrod-tom /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was hoping someone would say this. I'm also wondering whether anyone other than us gets it. :|

Puppies smell so I'll take the warm kitten instead.

 

[Happy Camper]

I would agree with the warm puppy analogy. We have 12 now and while they are work, they are also a great joy. Unconditional love.

Anybody want to buy a puppy?

 

[tattoou2]

Good health and a bad memory.

 

[steviebee]

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Originally Posted by Kirosia /img/forum/go_quote.gif .....but let us cultivate our garden.

WHACK!






(sound of Zen master's stick hitting student)

 

[moogoob]

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Originally Posted by Gatto /img/forum/go_quote.gif For me personally true happiness comes in simple packages. Like today I called up the radio station and requested a song because they said they were taking requests and 2 songs later they played it, that made me smile. I stuck my hand out the window while I was driving and the air was that perfect temperature that makes you just want to be outside and it felt pretty nice. I also saw some very pretty clouds on the edge of a storm. My happiest moments are always small but luckily since I'm easy to please they're frequent.

Let me put it in the words of VNV Nation:

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Originally Posted by VNV Nation Endless Skies by VNV Nation How many years since you found yourself Staring at an endless sky? Unaware of yourself Who you are and where you're going Only living Only breathing Losing all sense of time The most fragile of things Captivates and embraces you Surrender and be witness To this rarest of moments You live within the sense of the order of things What is truth What is important What defines you No need to fear No need to worry About years that passed About time you lost Live seconds as a lifetime Time it does not matter You live within the sense Of the stillness of time

 

[condor]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif Happiness is freedom from want.

Meaning head-fi (pre-Stax) != happiness

?

 

[Lazarus Short]

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Originally Posted by condor /img/forum/go_quote.gif Meaning head-fi (pre-Stax) != happiness ?

So post-Stax = unhappiness?