Happiness

Miff having read your blog this morning it got me thinking. I've spent most of the day trying to think how I can respond without looking like I'm always disagreeing with you, but I feel justified because it's not your ideas, more like you agree with them. What the hell am I on about. Well, you listed qualities of happiness, two of which were moral freedom and economic freedom. We'll think about it. How can either be true. Or have I misunderstood the quote.

Moral freedom would lead to universal chaos. If we all spent our lives living by a moral compass that happened to fit our whims at the time, there would be anarchy. We have to live by a moral code. My moral code may not be the same as yours, or anybody else's for that matter, but it must be a constant, rather than a matter of freedom .

I do not believe that you believe economic freedom leads to happiness. What does economic freedom mean? You cannot have a freedom from a nebulous concept. Economic freedom will surely mean different things to different people. If by economic freedom you mean, having enough money to lead your life the way you wish to, well that is surely a transitory thing. If you mean having enough for ones needs, rather than desires, well that is another thing. How do we individually honestly decide what is a necessity. Your necessity may be my wish. And the other way round.

In summary, have I totally misunderstood  the blog, and your response to it?

We could carry on with this in a conversation some time.

Chris