What type of people are the happiest (philosophy, beliefs, lifestyle, etc)?

Question

I am thinking that for me to become happy, I should figure out who is the happiest and emulate them. I welcome all ideas but hope to get some serious answers. Thank you.

Answer 1

Guest1234 - Life is more than statistics.

While I'm not a religious person, I think the concepts taught by most religions (messages of love and forgiveness) are things that are crucial to happiness, and regrettably are slipping away with the idea of religion itself. Tolerance, empathy, and simplicity I believe are key, versus pretention, egoism, cynicism and materialism.