Happiness is an emotion that many individuals try to search for throughout their lives. In addition, happiness is seen as a key factor to living a good life. All over the world, there are individuals who believe that this true happiness is found through distancing oneself from social interactions and by living life independently. This is believed because you are allowed to make your own choices when living independently. When we are independent, we tend to make choices that surround ourselves. In addition, the choices that we make as independent individuals tends to be selfish and self-centered. To this, these choices are selfish because we are independent and only worry about our own selves. Although living life independently may seem as …show more content…
As we go through life, we must spend time with the people we cherish, such as family. Although many may argue that they’re too busy, it is an invaluable excuse. There is always time to spare, and we must set aside time to spend it with the people we cherish and share our happiness. When coming to the end of his own demise, McCandless came to the realization that, “HAPPINESS ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED” (Krakauer 189). During times of loneliness, we are never truly happy because there is a part of us that is missing. This part is human connection. In our society, which is based on the ideals of materialism, many individuals believe that living a life of luxury is the gateway to happiness. Thoreau is correct on the fact that, “Our life is frittered away by detail… cluttered with furniture….ruined by luxury and heedless expense” (Thoreau 297). Although some people may have a life full of luxury, they are sad and lonely. To this, money can’t buy our happiness. On the other hand, we need to find our happiness with other individuals and share it. If we lived a life based on materialism, we would only be focused on acquiring more luxury and lose sight of what is significant in our lives. In our lives, the people we cherish are …show more content…
Of course, many will probably disagree on the grounds that living a life without challenges is easier, but challenges are essential to everyone. Although challenges are an inconvenience to everyone, they are necessary to develop a person’s morals. To this, challenges that often accompanies relationships are criticisms. With each criticism, an individual can learn and change his/her character. Many would certainly take issue with the argument that criticisms are harsh and necessary to maintain an individual’s innocence, not everything in life is simple and easy. Moreover, we need criticism to realize our own faults. If we try to change the harsh reality and try to make it seem more pleasant, we would be living an unrealistic life. By living a realistic life, we can live truly. To this, we would be living with realistic truths, rather than the lies we tell ourselves when we are