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.
To enjoy anything, we cannot be attached to it... What we usually try to do is capture any joy that comes our way before it can escape... We try to cling to pleasure, but all we succeed in doing is making ourselves frustrated because, whatever it promises, pleasure simply cannot last. But if I am willing to kiss the joy as it flies, I say, "Yes, this moment is beautiful. I won't grab it. I'll let it go."
There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all.
To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches.
Happiness is nothing but everyday living seen through a veil.
The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.
I am also convinced that one gains the purest joy from spirited things only when they are not tied in with earning one's livelihood.
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