Pleasure

Inspired from reading "Delivering Happiness" by Tony Hsieh.

I think the best part of this book is the ending chapter called "End Game". Tony Hsieh is discussing about happiness. Yes, it is happiness. Have you ever wondered, ?When I will be happy or what makes me happy?" I think all purposes that makes us wake up everyday are looking for what make us happy? 

Recently, I find out what makes me truly happy is really small and easy. I am happy when I am jogging and put on my ear unbeatable beats of all my favorite song. I am happy when I can sing in the church and it make a sense to me that I am creating something that inspires people to make the connection to people going to church. I am happy when I come up with a new business idea. I think a part of what makes me happy is creating something. The reason I practice my writing is the same. I love the feeling of creating something.

Tony Hsieh mentioned three types of happiness:

1. Pleasure

2. Passion

3. Higher Purpose

I would like to start with the PLEASURE. Tony's happiness idea is:

"The pleasure type of happiness is about always chasing the next high. I like to refer to it as the "Rock Star" type of happiness because it's great if you can have a constant inflow of stimuli, but it's very hard to maintain unless you're living the lifestyle of a rock star. Research has shown that of the three type of happiness, this is the shortest lasting. As soon as the source of stimuli goes away, people’s happiness levels drop immediately.”

Human being is a seeking-pleasure missile. We always love finding somewhere having a warm bed and good food. Ladies please themselves by shopping. Men please themselves by small toys (PS4,maybe), big toys (car, yard), sex.

I am with Tony on the point of the shortness of happiness coming from pleasure. What is going to make you happy, a new car or any new possession? No, It will bring you more worries and less happiness. Whenever you have a something new, it will take a bit of your mind, a bit of your time, and a bit of your happiness. Lately, if you get lost in consumerism, it will bury yourself into debt.

However, I think capitalism is one of the great business idea which ever happened in the history of the human kind. This is the idea making USA the number one country on earth. The idea is simple:

Getting more people into debt and they will work like crazy…

Getting more people to consume more things and they will be fantasy to work for more toys…

Everything is getting more…

Ah…I am tired now…Brain is dead…

Two questions before going to sleep:

1. What pleasures or small happiness do you enjoy?

2. Tell me what do you think about pleasure?

We will have a better conversation.

Good night guys :D