Definition Essay On Happiness

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Many people believe “happiness is reliant upon the acquisition of something new or something different”, subsequently, they are continually searching for happiness (Kaye). Often times people look for happiness in their next purchase or in their next getaway. Because of their desperate desire for joy they believe that distraction from their current situation is a shortcut to happiness. Moreover, the common assumption that joy can be attained through one’s succeeding purchases leads many to seek satisfaction through cars, houses, clothes, technology, etc.. However, this happiness is fleeting and it will never satisfy because “those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness”(Mill). For example, those