The Pursuit of Happiness?. What is Happiness? Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized. - G. K. Chesterton Unquestionably,

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The Pursuit of Happiness?

What is Happiness? Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized. - G. K. Chesterton Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness, it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of mankind.- John Stuart Mill The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. - Jeremy Bentham Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. - Abraham Lincoln Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. - Helen Keller

Oxford Happiness Questionnaire developed by psychologists Michael Argyle and Peter Hills at Oxford University 1.I don’t feel particularly pleased with the way I am. _____ 2. I am intensely interested in other people. _____ 3. I feel that life is very rewarding. _____ 4. I have very warm feelings towards almost everyone. _____ 5. I rarely wake up feeling rested. _____ 6. I am not particularly optimistic about the future. _____ 7. I find most things amusing. _____

8. I am always committed and involved. _____ 9. Life is good. _____ 10. I do not think that the world is a good place. _____ 11. I laugh a lot. _____ 12. I am well satisfied about everything in my life. _____ 13. I don’t think I look attractive. _____ 14. There is a gap between what I would like to do and what I have done. _____

15. I am very happy. _____ 16. I find beauty in some things. _____ 17. I always have a cheerful effect on others. _____ 18. I can fit in (find time for) everything I want to. _____ 19. I feel that I am not especially in control of my life. (R) _____ 20. I feel able to take anything on. _____ 21. I feel fully mentally alert. _____ 22. I often experience joy and elation. _____

23. I don’t find it easy to make decisions. _____ 24. I don’t have a particular sense of meaning and purpose in my life. _____ 25. I feel I have a great deal of energy. _____ 26. I usually have a good influence on events. _____ 27. I don’t have fun with other people. _____ 28. I don’t feel particularly healthy. _____ 29. I don’t have particularly happy memories of the past. _____

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