Happiness Project
For this project, we had to read articles and watch videos to find out what role meaning plays in happiness. We watched TedTalks such as The Paradox of Choice to help us write our essays. The main questions we had to answer in our essays were: What role does meaning play in finding happiness? How can you actively work towards achieving happiness in your life? and hat do we need to do as a nation to work towards a happier society? After finishing our essays, we created an art piece to show happiness. For our exhibition, we did a socratic seminar, including the parents, about happiness and meaning.
For this art piece, I had to really think what made me happy. What came to mind was: family, friends, and music. Music really stuck with me though because of the way it can make you feel. This lead me to the idea to make a CD with some happy songs on it. On the cover, the quote made by Omar Khayyam is, “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” I chose this quote because I interpreted it to say: live in the present. Living in the moment is sometimes hard to do and music helps to relax and complete this task. The flower represents happiness, the stars is the infinite mind, and the tree is for the growth of happiness.
Project Reflection
This happiness project really made me think about how to find true happiness in life. I learned a lot about true meaning and the differences between easy pleasures and difficult pleasures. The information that I learned from this project I will keep with me forever.
This happiness project really made me think about how to find true happiness in life. I learned a lot about true meaning and the differences between easy pleasures and difficult pleasures. The information that I learned from this project I will keep with me forever.