Of course the term happiness is relative and does not necessarily mean the same thing to everyone. People s definitions of what is rich too, vary considerably. Some think themselves happy if they can indulge in sexual congress with the object of their affections. Again the pursuit may prove more pleasurable than the accomplishment. Yet another may be happy to contemplate his or her spiritual search for the path to heaven.
Happiness is perhaps like beauty, in the eye of the beholder.
It is doubtful if true and complete happiness can exist, the world is sufficiently changeable to make sure that bliss is never endless but temporary. Liberty, as many of those of us who live in one of the so-called western democracies know, is an ephemeral concept at best. Slowly but surely, we have moved from proscriptive law, the basis of natural justice, to prescriptive law, the basis of the regulations that infringe upon our liberty by the hour. Proscriptive law presumes that any activity, which is not expressly forbidden, is presumed to be legal, but prescriptive law presumes that any use of something not specifically authorized or exempted, is illegal. It is doubtful if true and complete happiness can exist, the world is sufficiently changeable to make sure that bliss is never endless but tempo rary.