comments on part 3 and 4

Jia min,

I agree with you that Happiness is a relative term because it has no one true definition. Banach explains it as we are the only ones who can tell how we ourselves are feeling and we use our own experiences to define how other people are feeling. Thus based on our opinion some people think our own definitions are what is happiness and others take it as everyone has happiness in accordance to themselves and their feelings.

I kinda agree with you that we do not have freedom but I feel it is still in our presence of mind to choose to follow those set rules. Though I agree it might be harder for us today because of all that society wants of us. That and the different expectations everyone holds for themselves and what others hold for them.

I think its interesting what you said "I believe that there is real happiness when one feels it and I don't expect that we need to explain to anyone when we feel that real happiness." That it feels like if we start to explain then everything can come into the open and we may notice that their are flaws with in our thinking and that will break the spell. Or something like that.

I love your ideas and your post, it got me really thinking.

Marco,

I agree that no ones lives are meaningless because they die. People are always leaving behind something of themselves so that others can learn from them. I also love your definition of happiness. I feel like this is a more real definition and more relatable then Banachs.