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Re: Define Happiness
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Originally Posted by Pavan
I think that there is a state of ecstacy but no real happiness. Ecstacy is defined as "the state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion," and I think that is what you feel after winning a match, or after you figure something out that took hours and time and effort and it's finally over. It is short, sweet, and to the point.
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ecstasy is also defined as (to paraphrase multiple dictionary.com entries) "intense or rapturous joy or delight". how about the feeling you get while spending time with close friends and/or family? to deny that happiness exists is to deny one of the more basic human emotions.
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Last edited by RogerR : 30-04-2007 at 12:48.
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