Happiness and freedom are two different words, with similar meanings, and a few differences. A good source to prove this concept would be The Grand Inquisitor by Dostoevsky. According to Dostoevsky a human being tries always to find the difference in happiness and freedom. This brings about a few serious philosophical questions; can a person be both happy and free? And, can one survive without the other? In addition, which one is more pursued? Lastly, is there a “right” way to choose?

Happiness is a word is also associated with words such as peace and well-being. In the book The Grand Inquisitor, there is a character named Ivan Karamazov. This character is a brother of a monk, who is an orthodox religious person. Ivan lives in Russia so he is Russian orthodox, and he follows many statutes of the Christian tradition. He never directly states that he goes against common belief but uses particular “subjects” to convey his grievances. To say that he does not agree with the religious guidelines would be a horrible disaster. But he cleverly disguises his tribulations by using fictional characters. This of course makes him look like an insightful monk. Ivan describes happin

In opposition to the Roman Catholic religion, the Protestants believed that self-mastering is the way to god. The Protestants believe that the true religion is the one inside yourself, not the one someone else tells you. They oppose the thought of freedom to all; you must work hard though to get it. Through sacrifice and hard work, you will receive the entire fulfillment to all of your desires as well as your freedoms, in heaven. This concept shows that the being can achieve both at one time. This shows some evidence that there are “two sides to every story.”

As usual, as soon as that “itch” (desire) is scratched and our desires have been fulfilled, we feel a slight exhilaration or sense of happiness as a reward, only to then start the cycle over again by falling back into our neurosis. Similarly, instead of working toward a goal, and therefore being miserable because of the work we have to do, we could work for the sake of working and be fulfilled by it. In our example of the painting, if we no longer concentrate on having to have the painting, we no longer have to work to acquire it. This does not mean we should not have goals; in fact, we should always have them. The point being that the work we do to achieve goals should not be undertaken only for their sake, but also work’s own sake. It is not bad to want a painting and work to obtain it. But given the value of time, why sacrifice a certain portion of it to make another portion better, if the sacrifice is not necessary? Sacrifice makes us prisoners of our own goals. Our goals are sometimes clouded by desires and are sometimes sacrificed, which makes us as humans go after the desire.

For example, a person might see a painting, like it, and want it. This person could focus on the fact of not having it and be miserable, or simply enjoy wanting it by admiring the characteristics that make us want to have it. The painting must be beautiful in some sense in order for us to want it, and therefore s/he should be able to get some satisfaction out of just admiring it. Instead of stopping to smell the roses, this is stopping to admire the paintings. This shows the direct conflict between the two sides of freedom and happiness. But this also shows that the two can survive at the same time. There is a struggle for “dominance” in the mind, between freedom and happiness.

I would say that freedom entails responsibility; not just the responsibility of the consequences of our actions, but also the responsibility to use that freedom wisely. Fleeting and comfortable happiness is a seductive temptress that tries to get us to take the easy way toward deriving value from our time, but we have seen that much more can be derived from breadth and depth of experience. As much as we all want to be happy and as much emphasis as society puts on happiness, it is a losing proposition. Freedom is hard concept to describe because there are so many interpretations of it. But as animals we are better suited for survival if we semi-neurotically focus on what things are wrong and what might go wrong.

The definition of happiness Ivan says the Roman Catholics believe is having peace and happiness for all peoples. The main principle is to help out others to achieve a greater peace or happiness. What this allows

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