Christian, is it time to discover holy happiness?

Emily Lucas  |  Features
Date posted:  14 Aug 2024
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Christian, is it time to discover holy happiness?

'Where can you always find happiness?' When caffeine fails to awaken my senses, my daughter’s questions tend to do the job.

My mind began scanning its dusty archives of Platonic philosophy, and mused on the potential flaw in the question: Can one use such an absolute adverb, ‘always’ in association with an experience that is, at best, surely subjective? Can happiness always be found? Can it ever be found?

Happiness in 2024

The pursuit of happiness has captivated and tormented men’s minds and souls in every age, with each claiming its absolute definitive philosophy of how to live the best, happy life. Yet the data is far from consistent or conclusive.

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