The poor get bored the same as the rest of us. Their happiness might be as important to them as their health.
Interpretation
Happiness is a universal pursuit, regardless of economic status.
This quote highlights the shared human experience of seeking happiness, illustrating that individuals from all walks of life, including the poor, experience boredom and desire joy. It emphasizes that happiness holds significant value to everyone, similar to their health, suggesting that emotional well-being is fundamental to the human experience.
In practice
In a discussion about mental health disparities in society.
And there is a lot of idiosyncrasy. But there are also regularities and phenomena. And what the data is going to be able to do - if there's enough of it - is uncover, in the mess and the noise of the world, some lines of music that actually have harmony. It's there, somewhere.
In technology, we spend so much time experimenting, fine-tuning, getting the absolute cheapest way to do something - so why aren't we doing that with social policy?
For millions of girls around the world, motherhood comes too early. Those who bear children as adolescents suffer higher maternal mortality and morbidity rates, and their children are more likely to die in infancy.
Part of me always wanted to do something useful for the world. It came from my mother. She is a paediatrician and she was active in a small NGO for the child victims of war.
Have the depth of faith to regard everything as a source for creating happiness and value.
Seek not happiness too greedily and be not fearful of happiness.
When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
Happiness belongs to the self sufficient.
That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human beings.
The constant happiness is curiosity.
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