Tuesday, October 13, 2009

What makes you happy

      A Chinese philosopher Ching Chow said: “Happiness is the place between too little and too much. ”  Of course, different people need different things to be happy. Falling in love, getting mail, having the best time,  an unexpected present can make one category of people happy, while others feel fantastic making the winning score, seeing a falling star, hitting the lottery or solving a serious problem. Even simple pleasures such as decorating a Christmas tree, eating pizza or singing and dancing never leave many people indifferent. And what about pupils and teachers? What are the things which can make them happy?

       Here is a sketch of a happy pupil. A really happy student has no homework, and if he has it, he doesn’t do it, as it is done by his friends. He has a magic pen which decides what to write and certainly writes everything instead of him. By all means he has a hat which makes him invisible and hides him from hunting and ruthless teachers’ looks in order to call him to the blackboard. A happy pupil has absolute freedom at the lesson, learns nothing but has excellent marks. He never worries about his school-leaving certificate because his parents are influential and rich people and they can buy everything for their child.

       And of course I can’t but draw a sketch of a happy teacher. She comes to work pleased, enthusiastic. Her mood is fantastic, because she is understood at work and at home. She is by all means well-paid so she can afford her everything she wants, not only very expensive perfume but even a villa in the Pacific Ocean. Her pupils are obedient, quiet, eager to study, and happy to see their teacher every day, because they respect her. If I were the president of our country I would do everything possible to make teachers’ lives full of value, because they are people who deserve happiness.

And what makes you happy?


14 comments:

Лиля said...

Can people be made happy?

There’s the side in human’s happiness problem, connected with the relationship between people. Some people want to be happy and make the conditions for it. But some people, thinking about their personal happiness try to make happy other people and make happy the whole world. Didro; “ The happiest person is the person who gives happiness to the great amount of people.”

How far is it justified to give happiness to people? Another question is do people want to be made happy? Is there any affect of uninvited savior, benefactor? Who asked such people make the other happy? If they reject themselves and ready to sacrifice their happiness, how can they understand what the other people want? Person, who didn’t feel happiness – has just theoretical imagination about what happiness is. But theoretical happiness can differ from real happiness.

Strivings for making the other people happy is dangerous utopia. Nobody can make anyone happy. Happiness is highly individual category. It means that only human himself happy. He is the subject of the happiness or misfortune. People can be made wealthy, they can be given food, shelter, etc. But the person can’t be made happy. When parents think they can make their children happy, they are wrong. It’s mistaken for husbands and wives to think that they made happy each other. And politicians who think they make happy the whole world are wrong too.

Димок said...

I believe that people absolutely can not be happy. But the small moments that make us happy has a everyone people and each of them is different.
As for me...My family, girlfriend,friends makes me happy. In addition to the main sources of happiness, I am happy to buy some things and reach my aims lives.

SaнчеZ said...

Happiness when you are glad, when those who are dear for you are near and they are glad with you.

Shine♥ said...

Smile of my friends,good music,tasty food,soft toy,fruits make me happy. I can`t live without my friends and boyfriend. The happiness exists and it is around us.My favorite singer sings about happiness:
"Feel it,breathe it,believe it and
You will be walking on air"
It is my life...

kyrt said...
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ElChupacabra said...

I think, that hapiness is the main thing in our lifes. When you are happy, you can even reach the stars, but when you are unhappy, you can't do anything and everything annoys you.
I can't imagine my life without my relatives, friends, music, skateboarding. But even little and usual things, such as snow and rainbow sometimes can make me happy.

*Катерина* said...

It is not a secret that happyness is not an absolute conseption. As for me my friends, my family and my boyfriend really make me happy. But it is in a very deep sense. A very simple pleasure may give me a little happiness.

Many teachers tell us about a pupil who once in his composition "What is happiness?" wrote: "Happiness is when you are understood". And he got an excellent mark because he is quite correct. Happiness is a state of soul and I think you need no words to explain it, just feel and enjoy!

=PANTERA= said...

And what makes me happy?
There are the purposes in life of almost each person.Achievement of these purposes makes their happy.Every day they think that they become closer to this purpose.When people reach the purpose and receive results,they are happy.I have my purpose,too.Every day I become happier.

mentoss said...

I think that happiness for everybody is different.(it depends on his individuality) To my mind, it is not a process it is a one moment. You don't know time of your "moment" and it is happiness. As for me my dancing, playing with sister, smiles of people,communicating with friends, taking a shower, listening to favorite music, sunshines, breathing,going in for sport are MY JOYS.And my happiness consists of these joys!!!

Оля said...

Yes, different people need different things to be happy. For me these things are: having the best time, unexplained present, seeing a falling star. I am a pupil. Bun I am not happy when I don’t do homework. Because than I will have problem with my teacher. My homework is not done by my friends. I do not have absolute freedom at the lessons. I think, that pupil, who learns nothing, is not happy. Because he does not get knowledge. As for teachers, they should know obedient, quiet, eager to study pupils happen very rarely.

=Sandra= said...

In my opinion, cartoons created specially for children to help them to perceive the world around us better. But there are cartoons for adults. In my opinion, they do not develop the human, but rather degrade it.
Sometimes I like to watch cartoons. There are usually a Disney cartoons, because they are good and interesting.

Makaveli said...

Happiness is important thing in life of people and i think, that person who are happy leads a real life...

Anonymous said...

Happiness is our all. It is very important. You can be very rich, but you can be unhappy. And you can be very pour, but very happy. Some people can choose rich, but unhappy life. I don't understand such people... I can't imagine my life without happiness

Lestat said...

I think that the cartoons should be watched not only by children bee also abuts. In our life there are lot of negative and cartoons give joy, positive, good emotions. It is do chance for adults to return to childhood. And for children is an important part of their lives. Soviet cartoons are not so popular, but they are very good.
I am not against American cartoon, I watch them too, but I think that children should know and watch those things that are made up by their parents. From Old Russian cartoons I like “Kitten Gav”. An American cartoon of 1998 “ The Land before time” is also not bad. But mostly I watch Japanese cartoons. And I don’t have one of the favorite, because each has something unique, exciting and catchy