It seems to me that most people make happiness one of, if not the priority of their life. I hear people say all the time, "if that will make you happy then go for it!" In this wonderful nation of ours where the "pursuit of life, liberty...and happiness" reigns, I wonder if we do ourselves an injustice by emphasizing the goal of happiness too much. On the one hand, I can be quoted as often using the phrase, "life's too short not to be happy." In some contexts that works as a motivational statement, however as a philosophy of life it can also be very dangerous, it seems to me. Making life decisions within a "happiness centered worldview" might lead towards a very self-centered existence. I know the Bible has quite a bit to say about this issue, but for the moment, what do you think?
What is the goal of life? Happiness, or is it something else?
Shutting Down...
14 years ago
