The Pursuit Of Happiness A Movie, Or Making A Family Dinner

In life, we all desire to seek after the things that bring us true pleasure. Whether it’s playing a sport, watching a movie, or making a family dinner. However, the majority of us actually spend less time doing the things that bring us satisfaction and spend more time working endlessly to be stable and secure. When you think about it, most of us Americans are well fed, surrounded by our friends and family, and all of our â€Å"needs† that is, the things we need to stay alive are always provided. Yet Americans rank among the lowest compared to other industrialized nations on the happiness index. People often associate the pursuit of happiness with the pursuit of money when actually, our financial circumstances play a minor role in our happiness while our heredity and our intentional activity accounts for 90% of our happiness. After watching this documentary I had to know whether or not this was true. Is there more to life then seeking wealth? 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