Happiness in Singapore
I’m a happy person, always have been. I’m very fortunate to have parents that lived a life of simplicity and modesty, even though they were quite rich. Living in Singapore, it’s hard, when one chooses a lifestyle not in keeping with the modern world. But, that’s exactly what my parents did and their choice made them a very happy couple. So, is my happiness genetic? Or, is it a habit? That’s what I plan to find out as I attend a happiness seminar being held at one of the Singapore four star hotels.
The brochure I received went into a little detail about what the Happiness seminar will discuss. It states that happy people enjoy countless benefits, not just the feeling good part, but they enhance productivity and creativity, they have more fulfilling relationships. I can attest to that, my relationship with my wife of 15 years has only been a joy. The brochure continues saying that happy people have superior physical health, and live longer. Until now, many doctors and scientists were pessimistic about the very idea that happiness can be lastingly increased. The brochure claims happiness is heritable and very stable over the life course and happy people have a remarkable capacity to adapt to changes in their lives. I find that last part to be true, I’ve had many unexpected occurrences in my life, but none of them depressed me, I just went with the flow.
The seminar will show a the pessimism about happiness not being inherited is unwarranted. They will show how to measure and understand my genetic happiness set point and then they’ll describe how this set point determines about 50 percent of happiness, while approximately 10 percent can be attributed to differences in people’s life circumstances. 40 percent, surprisingly, of my capacity of happiness is withing my power to change. They will show me how to work with intentional activities, or mindful actions that I can practice on a regular basis. They give examples of intentional activities such as committing acts of kindness or expressing gratitude. I already do these things, I guess it come with being a happy person, but if I can optimize my happiness, then wow, I really can’t imagine what I’ll be capable of, maybe, just maybe, I can make my doctor, who I hardly see, because I am a healthy person, finally believe that happiness is inherited.
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