Many Americans experience different emotions throughout their lives with having a baby or a new car or house. Happiness is a state of emotion and a state of well-being. According to Abraham Lincoln, “Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Take a peek at three things that people can choose to be happy. The first thing people can choose to be happy is to respect others. Being kind to people is a must in a divergent world. Having this skill can help them to develop a lot of good friendships and learn from each other about their traditions and cultures. For example, imagine two people, one being Catholic and the other, Mormon, as best friends, while in contrast, they may not treat each other with respect and are impolite