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The Pursuit of Happiness

Posted: Friday, November 11, 2011

by David Tanguay

“Those who won our independence... valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.” Louis D. Brandeis

Through the history of our challenging times, we have been in pursuit of happiness. In our declaration of independence inscribed in the written word is this excerpt “ We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

From childhood to maturity, we as the human race are in constant search for happiness. True happiness can be hard to find as we live in a troubled world. For we feel the pain of our neighbor whether he/she lives next door or miles away.

In this modern age of ours, we have all of the occurrences of our world brought to us in the privacy of our homes. Through the news media, informed of what is going on throughout the world we are.

Many psychiatrists believe an individual’s character and personality arrive from the home in which they are reared in; they believe a happy home produces a happy child and adult in later years. I for one strongly disagree with this evaluation of the psychic.

I believe the world is our home and in it comes the means of how we relate to one another. For in a larger sense we are all siblings and when our brother or sister comes into perilous times, we feel the pain they endure through their ordeal.

As we all as the human race evolve with the times into a more refined individual, we may find happiness in just being ourselves. Love is the key that unlocks the door to happiness.

Dave Tanguay was born on November 8,1948 in Westbrook, Maine. The 10^th. child of a family of eleven children. Served in Vietnam in the 60s, he became active with the youth movement of that day on completion of military duty. Now retired and living in Florida. (still believes in the young)

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» left by Ken McCreless
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Great article, David.

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» left by David Tanguay 168 days 14 hours ago.
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Thank you Ken

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» left by Jennifer Stewart
168 days 12 hours ago.
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I used to think the family environment was the deciding factor but I don't any more. I think it plays a role, though. I absolutely agree with you that love is the key that unlocks the door to happiness.

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» left by David Tanguay 168 days 11 hours ago.
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True Jennifer the way we are raised can have a lot to do with our character, however I believe we inherit most of our traits from our parents.I also believe the condition of the world we live in has a lot to do with our lives. Thanks for commenting

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