Comments on: What does it mean to be happy? http://beholdtheman.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/what-does-it-mean-to-be-happy/ Existentialism, Christianity, Ego Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:46:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: one billion daleks http://beholdtheman.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/what-does-it-mean-to-be-happy/#comment-98 one billion daleks Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:24:54 +0000 http://beholdtheman.wordpress.com/?p=900#comment-98 The sensation of happiness is a product of brain chemistry. It is a reward mechanism, and as such is transient, not perpetual. The extended absence of such chemical stimuli is a form of 'starvation', called misery. Because happiness is by it's nature and biological purpose fleeting, a compulsive pursuit of the happiness sensation can be deemed a form of addiction to biochemicals. Serene contentment is far superior to happiness, because it is not dependent on the emission of what is after all a limited supply of neurotransmitters. Rather, it is a state of chemical stability, an absence of the ups and downs arising from glandular secretions of hormones into the endocrine system. The sensation of happiness is a product of brain chemistry. It is a reward mechanism, and as such is transient, not perpetual. The extended absence of such chemical stimuli is a form of ’starvation’, called misery.

Because happiness is by it’s nature and biological purpose fleeting, a compulsive pursuit of the happiness sensation can be deemed a form of addiction to biochemicals.

Serene contentment is far superior to happiness, because it is not dependent on the emission of what is after all a limited supply of neurotransmitters. Rather, it is a state of chemical stability, an absence of the ups and downs arising from glandular secretions of hormones into the endocrine system.

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