In the west, we commonly understand “happiness” as a feeling. But this feeling is fleeting. For example, when I eat a delicious steak, I feel “happy” (pleasure from the food hitting my stomach). But then I feel “satisfied” (no longer hungry).
Unfortunately with material things, I am never satisfied— no matter how much shit I own, how many cameras or lenses I have, no matter how nice my car, or how much money I have in my bank account, or the number of social media followers or likes/favorites I get.
I think a better way to think about “happiness” is to think of the Greek word, “eudaemonia” (means “human flourishing”).
So don’t think about happiness as a feeling, but as “human flourishing” — which is becoming “fully-human.” － Eric Kim
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