David - Respectfully, I must disagree. As far as I know, the 5 requirements for happiness are gratitude, love, friendship, interests and faith, a handy checklist to discover the cause of unhappiness in one's own life.
I agree that the accrual of knowledge is most satisfying insofar as it chases away
confusion and ignorance and invites wi…
David - Respectfully, I must disagree. As far as I know, the 5 requirements for happiness are gratitude, love, friendship, interests and faith, a handy checklist to discover the cause of unhappiness in one's own life.
I agree that the accrual of knowledge is most satisfying insofar as it chases away
confusion and ignorance and invites wisdom. But Ernie is also right. Why else call it 'the awful truth'?
David - Respectfully, I must disagree. As far as I know, the 5 requirements for happiness are gratitude, love, friendship, interests and faith, a handy checklist to discover the cause of unhappiness in one's own life.
I agree that the accrual of knowledge is most satisfying insofar as it chases away
confusion and ignorance and invites wisdom. But Ernie is also right. Why else call it 'the awful truth'?
I kinda' like Fielding's definition of love: it's esteem and gratitude.
Humans do more than enough to themselves to cause unhappiness, but most of the time, it's boredom.