A life that was constantly happy was not a good life.Agree or disagree?explain

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A life that was constantly happy was not a good life.Agree or disagree?explain

Answer 1

I agree only on condition that the person who lived it did not realize how happy they were.

Answer 2

Disagree.  What kind of question is this?  Someone wants to form a philosophy on the "sweet is never as sweet without the sour" hypothesis?  That's just an exaggeration.  While someone may not appreciate all they have until they've lost it, or at least experienced not having it for a while, someone who goes through life with little or nothing (I'm talking about hapiness in general, money or love or shiny things or whatever it is that makes you happy) is unlikely to say they have lived a good life.  Whereas someone who has gone through life without having to feel pain, despair, sadness, etc probably isn't going to say "hmm, maybe my life actually HASN'T been good!" unless they are just so spoiled that what they have seems like nothing to them.

Answer 3

I am going to agree. Life in its whole translation is not just constructed upon happiness. To experience life and all that it has to offer, one needs to also experience sadness and every emotion that develops.

Though I know most individuals seek happiness in life, one needs to have the awareness and understanding that life is "good" even when happiness does not enter the picture. For an individual to constantly be "happy" in life, they miss the despair of seeing the harshness of reality that this life does offer. Seeing a child in a third world country hopping on one leg and fighting a group of children for a handful of fish because he has not ate in two days does not bring happiness to me. (That example was from a documentary called "Darwin's Nightmare".)

A life worth living, a good life, is a life where one has experienced ALL that life has to offer and happiness is only one aspect of life.

Answer 4

Well if you were always happy, you can't really grow as a person. Really, you become shallow and emotionless. Sometimes, it's the bad situations that allows us to grow as a person b/c we know how much we can handle. We also learn about our character during hard times. Basically, we grow. When we are down or see a similar situation occuring in our lives, thanks to that bad situation (s) we can prevent it, or warn someone else (that's why older people talk so much .......joke!  ). I'm glad I went through what I have been through b/c I am not sheltered and I feel whole as a person. I hope this helps! Good luck!

Answer 5

Agree, it is true that being happy all the time is what almost everyone wants but you need a little misery so you can truly appreciate being happy, i think.