can money buy happiness

I am going to read this, because last night we had a good conversation about how happiness can be measured and if there are tools for governments to help create happiness.

ah yep the measurement of happiness I am sure is controversial in ways
but still its probably a relative term

there are genes also apparently related to happiness
high in Viking and celt descendants and some African populations amongst others

the Danes (a wealthy and high tax country) constantly score high on happiness indices... Ireland despite the economic turmoil (highest per capita crash/bailout apparently) continued to score high on happiness index despite the situations

in happiness its not always the large things (civil liberties, climate type etc) but issues like childcare, shorter commutes, sense of community that can make a difference

:)

Here were my opinion on that:

Happiness is mostly by genes.....a wealthy society GDP per capita can only help preventing social depression, it cannot create happiness....... Happiness can come from contentment and Wisdom and also visions...... For example a poor wife can become happy by a cheep present by her hubby, but a diamond earring cannot for certain make a rich wife happy...... I have heard that UAE is planning on establishing another ministry called Ministry of Happiness...I like the idea....but first they have to come to a definition for happiness.....happiness can be defined in two ways of social and personal happiness.......many many tools have to be created to be able to measure happiness, if at all possible....there were other thoughts that I cannot put in short in here.

@Soossie: yes i think you make great points
happiness is likely to be very nuanced and with variable factors interplaying

genetic and environmental factors interplay
i suspect our early childhood and parental / family influence us very much

:)

It is a very interesting topic and I like the way it tickles my mind. Lol

@Soossie: well Soozie if your posts and avi (big smile) are anything to go by i suspect you are a very happy person
:)

aww!! Thank you...I am, indeed, happy...I get depressed by things, now and then, but my happiness keeps being untouched. Hope you too, are a happy person.

Thank you again

you know Soozie that's how i perceived you... defo

despite some bumps, like we all have, i am a very happy person
as i have gotten older i defo appreciate the small and simple things more