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Christie: Good morning Socrates, how are you doing on this fine day? Taking a stroll through the park, I see? Socrates: Good day Christie. My day is alright. However, as I look around me at all of these people, something troubles me. Christie: Oh really? What might that be? Socrates: Throughout my walk today, five people (all at different times) came up to me to converse, and each of them said they were happy about something. This got me thinking, what creates the feeling of happiness? Surely there has to be a definition that is universal. Happiness must come from something, but as for that something, I am not entirely sure. Christie: (Definition 1) Well for me, many aspects of life make me happy. If I had to pin point where happiness comes from, I’d have to say that happiness comes from being successful and wealthy. As a business owner myself, nothing makes me happier than seeing my gourmet donut shop expand and thrive in this downtrodden economy. I see those suffering financially and at the bottom of the working chain, and I think to myself, “these people look miserable, if only they had what I had then they would be happy, as well.” …show more content…

I see where you are coming from. Being successful and wealthy can make life quite easy then? Christie: I’d say that being wealthy and successful does take off many burdens from my shoulders. Socrates: (Argument 1) Interesting, but would you say it is the money and success that makes you happy, or what you get to do with that money and success that makes you happy? Christie: Well, put that way I’d say what I get to do with that money makes me happy. What’s the point of money if it just sits

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