Factors Influencing Happiness

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Statement of the problem This research aims to determine the factors influencing the happiness depending to the teenagers’ perspective, preference and beliefs. • What are the factors influencing the happiness of the Senior high school students of E. Rodriguez Jr. High School? Significance of the study The findings of this study will be beneficial to: Students. This study will benefit the students to know how the factor of happiness influenced them.. Also, this study will benefit the students to become conscious and aware to the things that can bring happiness to their peers. Teachers. The significance of this study to teachers is to understand the students’ idea of satisfying themselves. Scope and delimitation The scope of this study is …show more content…

When the great philosopher Aristotle explained his own conception of happiness, he then distinguished four different levels of happiness. The first level of happiness according to Aristotle is the short-lived type of happiness, called the Laetus, this kind of happiness is simply about the fulfillment of the material things or something external to the self, on reflection, we do not consider that it is all there is to human happiness. It’s not true happiness, because it is temporary and just disappears. This happiness does not provide any lasting fulfillment. Enjoying the small things in your life there is not wrong about it, as long as you know what are you trying to have in your life is true happiness. Second level of happiness, the Felix. This kind of happiness results from competition with another person. The self is seen in terms of how we measure up to others. Happiness at this level is all about everyone’s admiration to one’s self, pleasurable and short-lived happiness as well but it does not matter for those who find joy in ego gratification. Though, happiness is rather unstable and, if one fails, can lead to unhappiness and sense of …show more content…

Beatitudo, it is based on a human desire for connection, goodness, meaning, compassion, friendship and unity, or just simply love. This provides a deeper feeling than those of the first two types of happiness, having this as a the type of happiness a person aims, he might as well get ready to take the risk to be hurt, everything’s part of life. Lastly, Sublime Beatitudo, ultimate and perfect happiness. It is the most difficult to describe, understand and achieve. It has something to do with having the other types of happiness. It is the fulfillment of everything—every aspect of your life. The type of happiness varies to people by culture, age, perspective and other factors. It is the type of happiness that comes from within, the happiness that nobody can take from someone. It is the sense of having the most precious and genuine happiness. All human being has its one goal in common with their lives—that is to be happy. Everyone share this as common wish. No one in this world would say that he does not want to be happy. It does not matter what country you came from, what is your culture, your beliefs—all that matters is that you want to be happy. Happiness fuels the soul of someone. He will not make efforts to something he knows that will not make him

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