La felicidad...
La comunidad de ladies of hive nos invita (en su concurso #212) a reflexionar sobre la felicidad, planteando un par de interrogantes muy interesantes, pero ¿Qué es la felicidad? ¿Cuándo somos felices?
La felicidad es definida como una emoción asociada al bienestar, un estado de animo que se alcanza cuando logramos algo, cuando obtenemos eso que deseamos. Por tanto, ser feliz esta sujeto a cumplir nuestras metas y a realizar las cosas que nos gustan.
Una de las preguntas planteadas en el concurso es: ¿Crees que somos más felices hoy que en tiempos pasados? Y esta pregunta me lleva a plantearme si las generaciones anteriores a la mia, eran más o menos, felices. Creo que es algo dificil de medir.
Los seres humanos sentimos toda clase de emociones y eso no está mal, es normal sentirnos molestos, frustados, tristes, felices y cualquier gama que exista entre estos, pues la vida se basa en experiencias.
¿Mis abuelos fueron más felices que mis padres, más felices que yo? Hoy en dia existen más libertades y (según dicen) hay mayor calidad de vida, por eso (en teoria) deberiamos ser más felices que nuestros antepasados. ¿Pero será esto realmente cierto?
Nuestras metas y objetivos los planteamos en función a nuestros referentes, a las cosas que conocemos, y son raros los casos de personas que se plantean ideas totalmente nuevas, aunque son estas personas que piensan diferente las que cambian al mundo. En este sentido, hoy en día estamos sobreestimulados de información y desinformación, creando espectativas de vida que no son realistas y que causan mucha frustración.
¿Qué quiero decir con esto? La globalización y las redes sociales hacen que las vidas sean más públicas, lo que inevitablemente crea en el ser humano preguntas como: ¿Qué estoy haciendo mal? ¿Por qué no puedo vivir así también? Generando frustración y olvidando que en las redes sociales es muy fácil aparentar y mentir.
Por otro lado, creo que hay más conciencia hoy en día, de la importancia de la salud mental y eso nos da una valiosa herramienta. Pero aun tomando en cuenta todos estos planteamientos, no creo poder responder si antes éramos más felices y o si lo somos ahora.
Creo que cada generación tiene que enfrentar sus propios retos y aún más importante, estoy convencida de que hablar de felicidad es una cuestión demasiado individual. En mi experiencia, ser feliz es una elección. Se los dice alguien que vivia en un país en el que la mayor parte del tiempo no habia electricidad, ni agua y que tenia que hacer filas de horas para comprar algunos productos de primera necesidad, pero que eligió disfrutar la compañía de sus amigos y familia, dar gracias por cada dia y mantener la sonrisa. No es que fingiera que todo estaba bien y sí, algunos dias me derrumbaba y lloraba, pero continuaba adelante y volvia a sonreír.
Es normal sentir toda clase de emociones, porque tenemos toda clase de experiencias. Lo importante es nuestra actitud ante la vida.
Todos los días me levanto y elijo ser feliz, sin importar lo oscuro que pinte el día. En realidad no importa si nuestros antepasados fueron más felices o menos feliz, ni siquiera importa si tu mismo antes eras más feliz, lo que importa es lo que elijes de hoy en adelante.
Los abrazo y les deseo que sean muy felices siempre.
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Happiness...
The community of ladies of hive invites us (in their contest #212) to reflect on happiness, posing a couple of very interesting questions, but what is happiness? When are we happy?
Happiness is defined as an emotion associated with well-being, a state of mind that is reached when we achieve something, when we get what we want. Therefore, being happy is subject to fulfilling our goals and doing the things we like.
One of the questions posed in the contest is: Do you think we are happier today than in times past? And this question leads me to wonder if the generations before mine were more or less happy. I think it's something difficult to measure.
Human beings feel all kinds of emotions and that's not bad, it's normal to feel upset, frustrated, sad, happy and any range that exists between these, because life is based on experiences.
Were my grandparents happier than my parents, happier than me? Today there are more freedoms and (they say) there is a higher quality of life, that's why (in theory) we should be happier than our ancestors. But is this really true?
We set our goals and objectives based on our references, on the things we know, and there are rare cases of people who come up with totally new ideas, although it is these people who think differently who change the world. In this sense, today we are overstimulated by information and misinformation, creating life expectations that are not realistic and cause a lot of frustration.
What do I mean by this? Globalization and social networks make lives more public, which inevitably creates questions in human beings such as: What am I doing wrong? Why can't I live like this too? Generating frustration and forgetting that on social networks it is very easy to pretend and lie.
On the other hand, I think there is more awareness today of the importance of mental health and that gives us a valuable tool. But even taking into account all these approaches, I don't think I can answer whether we were happier before and or if we are now.
I think that every generation has to face its own challenges and even more importantly, I am convinced that talking about happiness is too much of an individual matter. In my experience, being happy is a choice. This is coming from someone who lived in a country where most of the time there was no electricity or water and who had to wait in lines for hours to buy some basic necessities, but who chose to enjoy the company of her friends and family, give thanks for each day and keep smiling. It's not that I pretended that everything was fine and yes, some days I broke down and cried, but I kept going and smiled again.
It's normal to feel all kinds of emotions, because we have all kinds of experiences. What's important is our attitude towards life.
Every day I wake up and choose to be happy, no matter how dark the day looks. It doesn't really matter if our ancestors were happier or less happy, it doesn't even matter if you yourself were happier before, what matters is what you choose from today on.
I hug you and I wish you to be very happy always.
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It is certainly normal to feel all kinds of emotions and experiences, as you say, the important thing is our attitude, it is very nice what you share in deciding to be happy,
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I think it's important to share points of view, anecdotes and experiences because you never know who might need to read it. Thanks for your comment 😊
You are welcome, have a nice Saturday
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There you go! Choose to be happy every day @isauris !!!
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Thanks for your comment! 🩷 This si truly a beatiful community
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It's not really an easy one to answer, that's true, there are certainly pros and cons to living in the past and the present, it really also depends where you were born and lived. Thanks for responding @isauris