What does this means ???? Pls HELP !!!?

Question

"I think it is possible to way overestimate the importance of happiness."

WHAT DOES IT MEANS ? Can someone explain thoroughly for me ??

I wil surely provide BA.

Answer 1

it means you can get overly excited about things

Answer 2

That people can focus too much on what will make them "happy", when there are other considerations.  They're not saying that most people do this, just that it can happen if you make happiness your primary goal.  Sometimes happiness results from achieving other goals, or overcoming obstacles, whereas pursuing happiness for the sake of happiness often doesn't bring happiness at all.  It's like when you go out to "have fun" and find nothing's fun enough and the night becomes boring, whereas if you'd gone out to do something specific, like see a movie or catch up with a friend, you might have ended up having fun.  If you spend your life just trying to get happy, happiness becomes elusive.

I don't think they're saying you're better to be successful and unhappy or anything like that, just that happiness isn't attained by pursuing "happiness" at the expense of all else.

Answer 3

The Quote : "I think it is possible to way overestimate the importance of happiness', means that it is possible to say say that happiness is far more brilliant than it is.  And that it is not highly important. Saying that you can live without happiness, as it is not as important as you make believe it is.

Get it? Hope you do. Sorry if this doesnt help, altough im sure it will x =]

Answer 4

that happiness isn't as important as you think it is?

Answer 5

somepeople over estimate the importance of happiness.

for example people think that if they only had money they would be truley happy but after a while you get used to having lots of money and your happiness returns to the way it was before you had money.

Part of the meaning of life is to have highs and lows. A life that was constantly happy was not a good life."

Answer 6

the person who said/wrote that is basically saying happiness is not important and its importance is over estimated

understand?