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Happiness - My definition

Today, I  encountered a question when I was reading a book and got stuck at that. This caused a plethora of thoughts to flock my mind and now I see a sense of taking another stride towards self-awareness.  It is a question of 'happiness'. What is your definition of happiness? The purpose of this blog is to solve this question. Happiness is an abstract concept. It is a feeling that every one of us experience. However, it is a feeling which most of the theorists or economists or placing it the other way, learned men are unable to define. However, there is a general understanding that mortal beings' ultimate goal is the pursuit of happiness. Aristotle put it this way " Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim, and end of human existence". Is happiness the purpose or the purpose is happiness? As Aristotle said, it is the purpose of life to find happiness. Then there is another view which says, having a meaning and purpose to li