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Originally Posted by Sethomas
Today, however, happiness is considered the possession of sound mind, the fulfillment of all pertinent needs, and the attainment of lasting somatic joy. If any of these is lacking, it's considered a serious defiiciency, hence being poor is considered a social evil.
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Social evil depends on the society. Even where poverty is considered evil it is still subjective based on a person's willingness to let society influence their mental health, self-esteem, ect. Some people are just happy (or happier) with less ... to a degree.
Are we talking happiness in our station in life, our view of ourselves, a feeling of acceptanctance/love of others, a feeling of comfort/safety be it from material possesions or otherwise, ect? This could all spiral downhill into arguments of semantics without really make any true in-roads into what happiness means.
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