Discussion: How do you interpret this qoute?

LMFAO

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” - Albert Einstein

Goosey

"Git-r-done"

jagger88788

Not you asking atrl help with your expository essay

Remmy

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Originally posted by jagger88788

Not you asking atrl help with your expository essay

Right tho.

Kingfisher

relationships are fleeting

LMFAO

Stop trolling in my thread. I am not writing an expository essay. I ask because I am curious.

Jet

It means at happiness isn't material. It's something that's attained through hard work.

Sinvius

Don't chase after people or material things, set yourself a goal that will eventually make you happy and pursue it.

Jack. Bauer

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Originally posted by Lethal

It means at happiness isn't material. It's something that's attained through hard work.

I still don't understand that though, surely whatever you work towards to attain eventually leads to you getting what you want which will be an object or revelation or something of the like. Surely it's better to cherish the people around you than a particular thing in general?

LMFAO

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Originally posted by Jack.

I still don't understand that though, surely whatever you work towards to attain eventually leads to you getting what you want which will be an object or revelation or something of the like. Surely it's better to cherish the people around you than a particular thing in general?

I think it is the work towards the goal that brings happiness. It gives excitement and meaning to life.

Cardinal_Luis

Goals are endless, infinite. You work hard to reach a goal, which brings humidity and fire to your heart, & when you reach it, you feel joy, complete, proud. It's a feeling that can never end because goals are of endless possibilities! If you set your happiness on people, you're bound to be disappointed because the human heart and mind isn't infinite like the goals you can set. Emotions & thoughts change daily while your goals will ALWAYS be there. Setting your happiness on material things is counter active: you buy one thing, makes you happy for a short time, then you gotta buy another & the cycle continues.

LMFAO

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Originally posted by Cardinal_Luis

Goals are endless, infinite. You work hard to reach a goal, which brings humidity and fire to your heart, & when you reach it, you feel joy, complete, proud. It's a feeling that can never end because goals are of endless possibilities! If you set your happiness on people, you're bound to be disappointed because the human heart and mind isn't infinite like the goals you can set. Emotions & thoughts change daily while your goals will ALWAYS be there. Setting your happiness on material things is counter active: you buy one thing, makes you happy for a short time, then you gotta buy another & the cycle continues.

Doublepost

LMFAO

Quote:

Originally posted by Cardinal_Luis

Goals are endless, infinite. You work hard to reach a goal, which brings humidity and fire to your heart, & when you reach it, you feel joy, complete, proud. It's a feeling that can never end because goals are of endless possibilities! If you set your happiness on people, you're bound to be disappointed because the human heart and mind isn't infinite like the goals you can set. Emotions & thoughts change daily while your goals will ALWAYS be there. Setting your happiness on material things is counter active: you buy one thing, makes you happy for a short time, then you gotta buy another & the cycle continues.

That is a great interpretation. I have the same thoughts. This explains why people with goals are happier.

But why do most people STILL depend on people or things? :/

Tymps.

The quote is pretty clear. It's whether you agree with it or not that's discussion-worthy.

stoic_1987

Your happiness should be coming from deep within and not because you need someone else's permission nor be influenced or be pressured by the things or people around you.