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“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human
existence”. ~ Aristotle

Happiness is a primary purpose of all humans. Every faith and philosophy offers its own pathway
to happiness. Here, we will not attempt to provide instant solutions but will help you to locate
your own paths to becoming happier. There are common fundamentals to sustained happiness
in addition to there being common reasons for unhappiness. These exist no matter the gender,
age or race. Happiness depends in part on external instances and partially on oneself. As we
progress the course will help you clarify your thinking and work out your own path to becoming
happier.

The dictionary definition of happiness is "feelings of joy and pleasure mingled together”. A
feeling of happiness is more than just an experience of joy or pleasure. It is a state of mind where
the individual feels that “life is good”.

To take the dictionary definition further, there is a third level of happiness, contentment. So, what
is the difference between them?
Pleasure is happiness of the body. It can be warm, thrilling, misty, physical, sensual and arousing.
As such, pleasure is dependent upon an external stimulus such as a sound, a touch, a smell, a
visual to exist, it cannot exist on its own. Pleasure quickly comes and just as quickly goes.