Generally , people with good or better moods , turn themselves more receptive to pleasures , they feel these moments more thoroughly and enjoyably , contrary to people with depressed moods , or ugly moods , whereby even basic life enjoyments ; food , sex , or being in good company , leave them cold and unpleasurable . A good mood brings about optimism , we tend more to look at the good side of things , while the bad mood brings the exact opposite .
Individuals who look at life and its various situations , as they look into a half empty or half full glass , they see something good in any situation , or bad . It's clear which is the better attitude in life . Happy people , have always a tendency to get and become happier , and sadly , the sad people only get sadder . Abe Lincoln said ;" Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Arguing , that we only need to choose to be happy and we will be , even pretending to be , puts one closer to real feelings of happiness .
Most people find that their moods change , goes up or down , in response to different events in life , events that could be relatively small or of short duration , when measured to a life span , or even in historical terms . Most Americans and Westerners claim they are "unhappy" about their income and wealth , believing their lack of money as their number one obstacle to good or better life . So they work more , and spend longer hours at work , only to discover that the little extra money they've produced , is not a real contributor to happiness . Money impacts our lives when it lifts someone from total poverty and deprivation into an acceptable moderate condition , but diminishes at higher stages .
To be happy with ones life , one has to start living a life he or she are happy with . Even if it sounds platonic , and a bit simplistic in our materialistic world , Socrates , Plato and Aristotle , plus many more recent philosophers , strongly believed in morality and moral virtue as an essential element of good life , all believing that it's better to be a just and virtuous suffering person , than an unjust one who's gratified and content . Generally there's one way or very few to be virtuous , but many ways to be vicious in life .
One major result of modern medical science , has been translated by longevity and extensions to human lives . Where not long ago , life expectancy was still around 40 years for most , nowadays it's 80 and 90 and still expanding . Medical science will keep us or our descendents alive to at least 100 or 120 years of age , in the coming few decades , but is it all that desirable ??
With less and less preparation for old ages , and less social providings . Most older people I know , end their lives or at least their last 10 to 20 years in nursing homes , that's of course when they can afford them , with very limited pleasures , minimal activities , and reduced comprehension . Plus a whole variety of other serious ailments , would the extra added years of a life of the sort make us feel better or make our lives more enjoyable and profitable ??
Think of it like this , one could die at or around 80 or 90 , or live his extra added 10 or 15 years with an advanced case of Alzheimer or Parkinson , barely aware of anything around him , and needing constant care in every aspect of ones practical life , is adding those years any more beneficial or pleasant ??
Nietzsche would argue ; " Die at the right time." Was Nietzsche right in his vision , that in human life "more can be less" Just adding years and lengthening our lives , is not necessarily good and pleasant , a shorter and higher quality life is always way better and more satisfying than a longer but lower grade life .
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