Happiness or Meaning

topic posted Sun, April 22, 2007 - 9:41 AM by  devilchicken
Which is more important?
  • Re: Happiness or Meaning

    Sun, April 22, 2007 - 10:57 AM
    will happiness be anything more than fleeting unless it is founded securely in meaning? But I think conversely, it is possible to have meaning, and not happiness, but perhaps satisfaction.
    what are you working out?
    • Re: Happiness or Meaning

      Sun, April 22, 2007 - 11:12 AM
      I picked up a book and the premise was that finding one's meaning in life is what is more important than happiness. And it knocked the whole notion , life, liberty pursuit of happiness. ..

      It seemed off a bit - then again i can see a situation where one would choose something that was meaningful over something that made them simply happy - i.e. self sacrifice.

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