HAPPINESS
Edwin Zappe
Interested in: Human BEINGS, EDUCATION, Unity, Harmony, Universe, Art, WORLD CULTURES, Etymology, Nature, Spirituality. Taught, lectured in twenty-two countries.
Happy, happiness: Middle English hap meaning "chance" or "good luck." Polish –szczescie : (a) to share. (b) to meet? To share or to distinguish (separate?) means dzielic, podzielic in Polish; happy in Polish means szczesliwy ; happiness szczescie-- and this word implies czesc, one part. Thus, happy and happiness in Polish mean: one part of the whole and the whole is our beautiful universe, the Divine Energy. China: Fu- abundance, happiness, fu- to aid. ”. Fu, lu, shou, zi : wealh, long life, sons. China: fu, a person kneeling in front of an altar and offering incense sticks.!!! A heron swallowing a fish. Bahasa: haru- happy, feeling sad. Persian- “to grow in depth.
Beaut-iful- Latin beatus- happy. Hap- the Egyptian god of the Nile-lots of water-lots of fertility=lots of food.
Sukham- Sanskrit; su- good, happiness, one’s original state, not only in Indian philosophy, e.g.: China: “When a man is born his being is good.”Happiness, Hebrew, esher, (root): to advance in a straight line, go straight on along the way of happiness, understanding and sharing.
In order to lead a happy and fulfilled life, I have to “invest” in five areas of life, such as (the order depends on both, the thoughts and feelings of each individual):
1 God, Philosophy 2. Health, 3. family 4. Job 5 friends.
Each one of these items is important and therefore I have to consider them almost every day to be able to live a balanced and happy life.
Happiness exists when I am totally with myself and within myself and there is no-one to tempt or threaten.
Happy= harmony = contemplation= peace= JOY; and---- ENTHUSIASM= Greek: FILLED WITH THE DIVINE.
Prof. Edwin Zappe; Austria; mistakes and errors are possible. Only the DIVINE is perfect. I am NOT!