Today I came across an article about how conservatives are happier than liberals (link below). While it had a good argument (and even a study!), I wasn't quite convinced. I think I mostly had a problem with the fact that they put a quantitative value on happiness. Perhaps it has to do with the number of people who are happy, but really how can you compare one person's happiness to another. All in all I think that some people are happier then others, but that there is no real line to divide the groups, and certainly not a political line.
http://attackmachine.com/blog/2008/05/10/what-me-worry-2/
I decided to write a poem about the idea of quantitative happiness. It isn't the most original idea but I went with a happiness store. I think it is a decent first attempt, but I want to come back to it later. Right now I want to go bake some cookies.
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I went to the happiness store today,
they were having a sale on joy.
But I have to say it was miserable
(which they were apparently giving out for free)
I had to wait in line
behind some people that were already happy.
I couldn't believe how greedy they were!
Buying happiness when they were already happy.
I bet they play with puppies too.
Copyright 2008 William Curb
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