What is the secret to finding true happiness?

Answer 1

Self-acceptance. yes this is true , but it is not only that. you need to remember to tresure everyone around you because you don't know what you have until it is gone forever and you have no way to get it back!

I disagree with the above answerers. The secret to happiness is neither to accept yourself nor to treasure what you have in your life. Why? Because both of those strategies are just vague, unspecific suggestions. Just how are you supposed to appreciate what you have? You can try. You can even repeat over and over to yourself, "I appreciate all that I have. I am happy." And nothing will happen. The same is true for accepting yourself. It is not possible to simply absorb happiness from your surroundings or from yourself. Happiness is not found by appreciating what you have but by ridding yourself of what you have. Give without counting the cost. You just bought a new car? Give it away. You just got a raise? Give away every cent of it. You think you're really smart? Fail a test on purpose. It is only in giving of ourselves that we can feel the thrill of happiness.

Answer 2

If i had a dime for every time i heard that question I'd be rich! The sad thing is though, noone seems to know the answer. Humans are never satisfied. We get something we want and then we want more. We're never completely happy! It truly is sad......though a few very lucky people do end up having a happy life. I've thought about this question alot and heres what I've come up with.....

If a person finds that one special person and reliazes that money isn't everything, they canlead a half-way happy life. But to be truly happy is to have the above but also to be happy with what you got and learn to know that's enough. To be able to see life in a positive light and no that no matter what happens, through all of life's struggles, know that God will help you through! If you've ever looked up Buddhism and read about the eight-fold path i think it really does explain how to live a truly happy life. This is only what i have come up with, I don't think anyone truly knows the answer to that question.

The secret to a happy life is simply putting GOD first! Trusting and believing that it is not up to humans to direct our steps but GOD. Also being grateful and appreciative of all the blessings and gifts one may have received throughout there lifetime. Happiness comes in all different sorts of ways such as love, being loved, having children, friends, family, good health, spirtual relationship with GOD, and realizing that happiness doesn't come from material things but spiritual things. Happiness also comes from the decisions one makes. Ifone makes bad choices you will reap bad consequences. If one makes good choices then you will have success. But overall the choice is up to the person and the choices they make can also determine whether or not they will have a happy life. So if one chooses GOD then in my opinion you have found the secret to having a happy life.

As this is true, I also realized that today, I was happy. My day (1): I got up at 7:00 AM and went jogging. (2)(7:30) I came back from jogging and thawed; (I danced and sang and was very helpful. I felt like I could lift the world and run through the universe without faltering.

Answer 3

Since we don't know who the "wisest of wise men" would be, there's really no way to determine that. But in my own opinion, the secret to happiness would be learning that happiness is something which must come from within oneself; you can't depend on someone else to "make" you happy. And the ways to have happiness come from within is to change the things about your life or yourself that you don't like, appreciate what you have, and try to have a positive attitude - even when things are not going well, because things really can always be worse. Happiness isn't something that 'just happens'; it's the choices we make and the way of life we choose.

Answer 4

the secret to happiness is to accept what you have and are you should not want more than you have or want to change because of others

Answer 5

By following the words of Jesus, who says:"Love one another"

Answer 6

The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, so says the wisest of wise men.