大学英语作文1400字：什么是真正的快乐

truehappiness

life,libertyandthepursuitofhappiness.theauthors

oftheamericandeclarationproclaimedhappinesstobeoneoftheessential

rightsthatmakelifeworthliving.williamjames,thefirstamerican

psychologist,echoedthisemphasisonhappiness:ifweweretoaskthequestion:

whatishumanlifeschiefconcern?oneoftheanswersweshouldreceivewould

be:itishappiness.everyphilosophicalandreligioussystemhasofferedits

pathwaytohappinessfortheindividualandthegroup.happinesshasbeen

relatedtopleasure,refugefrompain,intellectualcontemplation,unionwith

god,friendship,children,wealth,honor,successfulactivity,andevenstate

burialwithstatues!today,scientistshavejoinedthedialoguetoseekanswers

aboutwhatcontributestohappinessor,astheycallit,subjective

well-being.

ifhappinessisactivityinaccordancewithecellence,it

isreasonablethatitshouldbeinaccordancewiththehighestecellence.–

aristotletheconceptofhappiness--whiledifficulttodefine--isobviously

heretostay.butthedesireforhappinesscansetupepectationsthatareoften

hardtofulfill.therighttopursuehappinesswasconceivedofasan

inalienableright;theentitlementthateveryonebehappywasneverpromised.as

capturedbyerichoffer,amisguidedsearchwehopetoprovideaframeworkthat

willguideyouinyourpersonalpursuitofhappiness.