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What is happiness?

What is happiness? We all feel it, but what IS it? Is it an experience? A manifestation of hard work? OR is it a state of being?

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    Jay Kumar Pradhan

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    Aug 10 2012: Real happiness comes from within. Feel happy and make others happy doubles the happiness. One research TV programm was telecast on some channel I do not remember done on Olympic Gold,Silver & Bronze medalist. As per the survey even the surveyor was amazed by findings. Contrary to belief it was found that the Bronze medalist was the most happiest. Then the Silver Medalist and in the end the Gold Medalist. The Bronze medalist was most happy because he could have missed it few inches or micro seconds. The Silver medalist was happy but not satisfied as he was thinking to improve and wants to be Gold Medalist next time. The Gold Medalist was least happy as he has now nothing to achieve. Take the example of Everest. The climbers who climbs it successfully is happiest person for certain time only. Even if he climbs it again he will not get the satisfaction of first climb. So happiness as you have mentioned is state of being.

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