Thursday, 5 May 2016

Happiness


According to Aristotle, what is happiness?

⦁ Happiness is the ultimate end and purpose of human existence
⦁ Happiness is not pleasure, nor is it virtue. It is the exercise of virtue.


Source:
http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/aristotle/


The great Buddhist master Shantideva said:

“All the suffering in the world comes from wanting happiness for oneself. All the happiness in the world comes from wanting happiness for others.”

Source:
http://www.thedailymind.com/happiness/how-to-make-every-minute-of-your-life-meaningful/




For Kazuo Inamori, the goal of management is to make all it’s staff happy, that is the first goal, not to maximize shareholder value:

Source:
http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2012/07/30/mikoshi-management-how-kazuo-inamori-lifted-japan-airlines/