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Why are we all responsible for our own happiness?

I have a huge essay due tomorrow and I need help on what to write about on why we are all responsible for own happiness. Just give me your opinion or something that can give me an idea on what to write about. Thank you!

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1. I would aruge the point that none of us are responsible for our own happiness based on the fact that the universe has determined everyones fate when it came into existance! This will not only probably get you an Fail grade it will also probably upset the rest of your classmates and who knows possibly start a debate worth having... I guess you could aruge the point that if we have free will then that means that no one else can effect your happyness state without trying to or actualy taking away your free will... This will probably be the $ mellon answer and get you an Acceptable grade along with causing your classmates to chear you on and also cause the least interesting debate possible assuming your papers get read to the class...
2. Black men give me the most happiness so I guess they're responsible for it.
3. The real answer is we are responsible for all of our life experience. Happiness is just one aspect. As a truth we are the creators of whatever we experience, including misery, illness and all the other miserable experiences we have. It is beneficial to understand how we create our lives so we end up creating positive experiences instead of negative ones. People who are happy know they have done something to cause that happen. People who are not happy, see themselves as victims of life(meaning they always blame someone else for their misfortunes).
4. Because different things make different people happy. For example, some people want to be surrounded by friends, family & crowds of noisy people, while others enjoy nature, peace & solitude, so want to be left alone. For one of these people happiness would be living in a large bustling city, but it would be hell for the other person, who would prefer living in a clearing of a forest on a mountain. Its not material things, nor money that equate to happiness, rather it is that special place inside each of us that we need to spend our lifetimes trying to discover.
5. B/c the universe doesn't care in the least tiny bit about anyone's fate. If you are happy or not, it's essentially up to you. Some people live tragic lives and some live wonderful lives, each of these people can be happy or depressed. So depending on your family or general environment to "make" u happy is a complete waste of time. it's clearly not your enviro that makes you happy, it's how u decide to react to it.
6. See, it is about the "outside" situation matching exactly our desires, expectations, goals, etc "inside" us. If we are rigid with our inside conditions, happiness is a matter of chance and a very temporary thing, when that 'coincidental matching' happens! Instead, if we start loving what we do, and accept what is right now in the situation (knowing consciously its inevitability), the inner conflict is resolved conclusively, and then, our 'inside' is no more available to the "chance" happenings of outside. Examples would help expanding on the "huge" essay. Best wishes.
7. Because, we are responseible for our own actions, each and every action sets up a cause . That cause equals an effect . that creates another cause which leads to another effect, and on and on.. into infinity. We some times think we are not at fault when something bad happens.. don't we will take full credit when something good happens ? What we need to do is create "good causes" within our lives. No one else is to blame for our actions . we are totaly responseiable . Wether we wish to accpt it or not...............
8. Friend, I am of the opinion that happiness and pleasure are two different things.But I often see people confusing or mistaking one for the other , mostly pleasure for happiness. Happiness is a divine quality where as pleasure what you get through your sensual satisfaction. God never declared that one should be unhappy,and the natural quality of every thing in Universe is to be happy. so happiness is our natural quality.But we are not happy,why?We moved away from our natural qualities is the reason.The more you become near to your nature more happy you become. It is an inside divine feeling. If you do a thing as per your conscience surely you will be happy.Go against the conscience you may materially gain but mental you will be unhappy. Your positive actions alone make you happy.None can make you happy except yourself.So your actions ,positive actions like helping the needy and miserables, charity, devotion, being friendly with all, loving all, hating none etc will sure make you HAPPY. So it is in your hands whether to be happy or not.Your actions decide it and nothing else. That is my opinion.