Discussion 12: What is Happiness?

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Discussion 12: What is Happiness? - Glacier From 72537 ENGL-C101-205

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So, this week we will begin to try to answer the unanswerable question: "What is happiness?" Please create a response to both prompts by Wednesday:

Part 1

Read Preston’s article, “The Dalai Lama’s Ski Trip: What I Learned in the Slush with His Holiness (https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/02/dalai-lama-at- a-santa-fe-ski-resort-tells-waitress-the-meaning-of-life.html) ”. There’s no bigger question than the meaning of life, and yet, Preston writes, “[p]eople had been afraid to ask” about it for the entire duration of the Dalai Lama’s visit. Why might people have been hesitant? And do you agree with the Dalai Lama that “The meaning of life is happiness”?

Part 2

Finally, I dare you to answer this difficult question. Are you happy? If you are not, do you know what would it take to make you happy?

Then reply to at least two classmates by Sunday.

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Hailee Fitzwater (https://kccd.instructure.com/groups/32578/users/73296) I do agree that the meaning of life is happiness. if you are not happy then you cannot pursue the goals you set out to achieve. in order to maintain a happy and healthy lifestyle you must be happy and crave the full po

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