This is an interview with Maha El-Khadrawy about Happiness
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Are you a happy person?
I think I`m a happy person, it is not easy to do, but I`m
I have a stable job, a lovely family, and enough money to live...
I enjoy my life, I can do what I need when I need to do it...
To be honest, I`m satisfied with my life.
What is happiness for you?
Happiness for me equals satisfaction, when I feel I`m satisfied, I feel I`m happy
What makes you happy?
How to reach happiness, and How to not lose it?
There are a lot of things that make me happy, honestly small things make me satisfied like:
- a cup of Fruit after a hot day
- When I go to bed after a long day
- When I finish some interesting work
- When I learn something New
- When I Try some new things like travel or visiting new places
- When I achieve something new in my work
- when I get appreciation from others
a lot of this maintains my happiness
Do you think that happiness lies within you? Or does it depend upon other people and external things?
Yes, I think I have happiness inside me, I can`t depend on other people or things to have happiness
I think happiness is not a direct goal, but we can achieve happiness by achieving other goals,
my direct goal is to achieve satisfaction
Can death make us happy?
Maybe, Why not, we don`t know anything about what we will face after death
I think it`ll e good for those who suffer, for those who make many crimes.. but as a human I belive no thing about death will make us happy
What do you think is the colour of happiness?
I think it has to be multicolour like a rainbow
Can money buy happiness?
Yes, of course, With money, we can buy anything you need, or just think about
We can get high-quality medical services or go to beauty salons...
We can`t buy the feeling, but we can buy many things that will affect our feelings
Is happiness a state of mind?
Yes, it`s depended on what we feel, what we think about, and what we do already at this time
you can go to Condolences but you feel happy & vice versa, you can go to some where with your friends & fell you are a lone & sad
What makes you feel happy?
the feeling of achievement, however, what I want, when i get it I feel Happy
What are the three most important things for you to be happy?
Stable Job- Strong Family- Something to look forward to- some time for myself
Is happiness relative, that is, does it have a different meaning for each person?
Sure, it`s depended on our History, our Ideas, our Opinions in life, our feeling at this moment... a lot of things
Are single people happy?
For me, I feel that I have more power & freedom when I was single than when I was engaged
So, Yes, Single people have a lot of things to do, have time & space to do anything at any time, they don`t have the responsibility issues
Would you be happier with a soul mate or single?
If I met my soul mate, Sure I`ll be happy, but I`m single Now and also happy... it`s me Regardless anyone else
What effect do animals/pets have on people to make them feel happy?
a lot of people like animals/ pets but I don`t
in my home, we have 2 cats, and sometimes I give them food in the morning, sometimes I play with them or just take a break behind them, and sometimes I feel the love, But I don`t like the responsibility
When was the happiest time of your childhood?
When I go to the park with my family (Dad, Mam, and brother) and with our friends in Saudia
We made a barbecue party and play in the garden and had a very quality time
Can you be happy if you are rich?
Yes, If I can get anything I need, why I didn`t get happiness
but I think being rich will equal a lot of responsibility, if it doesn't, I`ll e happy
Can you be happy if you are poor…
I think, If I have enough love & peace in my live I`ll
I don`t like to be poor, but also I don`t like to be unhappy
Regards,
Maha
