The Pursuit of Happiness by Darrin M. McMahon

Aiming thus at something else, they find happiness by the way”.

McMahon in the Pursuit Of Unhappiness Op-Ed quote by John Stuart Mill “Those only are happy,’ he came to believe, ‘who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness on the happiness of others, on the improvement of mankind, even on some art or pursuit, followed not as a means, but as itself an ideal end. “Whatever floats your boat” people should keep on pursuing their own way of obtaining happiness. Some people say life in which a person helps others and lives their life naturally and with what themselves enjoy results in contentment which is true happiness, but what’s really important in finding true happiness overall is finding what stimulates pleasure and contentment. Some say a life based around materialism is miserable, but that is wrong, some people still find their own true happiness in the materialistic way which all depends on what is happiness to a person. Some say people who believe this way have a miserable and depressing life if a person’s life is based around this ideology people say that’s not living life the “right” way. These powers can be what true happiness is to a person and that is fine, however, people can still obtain true happiness without these tools at their disposal, but what true happiness is to a person depends on the person’s preferences and joys in life.Ī life where somebody is forcing themselves to achieve true happiness is not actually happy those people are manipulating themselves to believe what happiness is. Fame, money, and power can be used as tools to obtain pleasure and joy. Some people do believe that fame, money, and power create happiness, and for the most part, are true. People are basically decreasing their own chances of happiness with this method of thinking. Some people believe McMahon’s argument applies to most people, which is true when focusing on your own happiness that won’t result in obtaining true happiness.

The Pursuit of Happiness by Darrin M. McMahon