Passive= [Thing receiving action]+ [be]+ [past
participle of verb]+ [by]+ [thing doing action]
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1.
Life is never made unbearable by circumstances,
but only lack of meaning and purpose.
Explaination:
life
is never made unbearable that’s subject, by circumstances that’s
verbs, but only by lack of meaning and purpose that’s objective
2.
For most people, feeling happy amd finding life
meaningful are both important and related goals.
Explaination:
for
most people, feeling happy and finding life that’s subject, meaningful
are both important that’s verbs, and related goals that’s objective
3.
They asked almost 400 American adults to fill out
three surveys over a period of weeks.
Explaination:
they
asked almost 400 American adults that’s subject, to fill out that’s
verbs, three surveys over a period of weeks that’s objective
4.
The surveys asked people to answer a series of
questions their happiness levels.
Explaination:
the
surveys asked people to answer a series that’s subject, of
questions that’s verbs, their happiness levels that’s objective
5.
This disconnect same was recently found in a
multi-national study conducted by Shigehir Oishi and Ed Diener
Explaination:
this
disconnect same was recently found in that’s subject, a
multi-national study conducted that’s verbs, by Shigehir Oishi and Ed
Diener that’s objective.
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Active = [Thing doing action] +[verb]+[thing
receiving action]
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1.
Helps explains some of the key differences between
a happy life and a meaningful one.
Explain:
helps
explains some of the key differences that’s a subject, between
and happy life that’s
verbs, and finally and a meaningful one that’s
objective
2.
People’s
happiness level were positively correlated with whether they saw their lives
as meaningful.
Explain:
people’s
happiness level were positively that’s subject, correlated with whether
that’s verbs, and finally they saw their lives meaningful that’s objective
3.
Feeling good most of the time might helps us feel
happier
Explain:
feeling
good most the time that’s subject, might helps us that’s
verbs, and finally feel happier that’s objective.
4.
Having enough money to buy what one needs in life.
Explain:
having
enough money to buy that’s subject, what one needs that’s
verbs, and finally in life that’s objective.
5.
However, having enough money seemed to make little
difference in life’s snese of meaning.
Explain:
however,
having enough money seemed to make that’s subject, little
difference in life’s that’s verbs, sense of meaning that’s
objective.
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A Happy Life
May Not Be a Meaningful Life
Tasks that seem mundane, or even difficult,
can bring a sense of meaning over time
Cooking
dinner, a mundane task associated with a meaningful life.
Psychiatrist
and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl once wrote, “Life is never made unbearable
by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.” For most people,
feeling happy and finding life meaningful are both important and related goals.
But do happiness and meaning always go together? It seems unlikely, given that
many of the things that we regularly choose to do – from running marathons to
raising children – are unlikely to increase our day-to-day happiness. Recent
research suggests that while happiness and a sense of meaning often overlap,
they also diverge in important and surprising ways.
Roy
Baumeister and his colleagues recently published a study in the Journal of Positive Psychology that
helps explain some of the key differences between a happy life and a meaningful
one. They asked almost 400 American adults to fill out three surveys over a
period of weeks. The surveys asked people to answer a series of questions their
happiness levels, the degree to which they saw their lives as meaningful, and
their general lifestyle and circumstances.
As
one might expect, people’s happiness levels were positively correlated with
whether they saw their lives as meaningful. However, the two measures were not
identical – suggesting that what makes us happy may not always bring more
meaning, and vice versa. To probe for differences between the two, the
researchers examined the survey items that asked detailed questions about
people’s feelings and moods, their relationships with others, and their
day-to-day activities. Feeling happy was strongly correlated with seeing life
as easy, pleasant, and free from difficult or troubling events. Happiness was also
correlated with being in good health and generally feeling well most of the
time. However, none of these things were correlated with a greater sense of
meaning. Feeling good most of the time might help us feel happier, but it
doesn’t necessarily bring a sense of purpose to our lives.
Interestingly,
their findings suggest that money, contrary to popular sayings, can indeed buy
happiness. Having enough money to buy what one needs in life, as well as what
one desires, were also positively correlated with greater levels of happiness.
However, having enough money seemed to make little difference in life’s sense
of meaning. This same disconnect was recently found in a multi-national study conducted by Shigehiro Oishi and Ed Diener, who
show that people from wealthy countries tend to be happier, however, they don’t
see their lives as more meaningful. In fact, Oishi and Diener found that people
from poorer countries tend to see their lives as more meaningful. Although the
reasons are not totally clear, this might be related to greater religious
belief, having more children, and stronger social ties among those living in
poorer countries. Perhaps instead of saying that “money doesn’t buy happiness,”
we ought to say instead that “money doesn’t buy meaning.”
Not
too surprisingly, our relationships with other people are related to both how
happy we are as well as how meaningful we see our lives. In Baumeister’s study,
feeling more connected to others improved both happiness and meaning. However,
the role we adopt in our relationships makes an important difference.
Participants in the study who were more likely to agree with the statement, “I
am a giver,” reported less happiness than people who were more likely to agree
with, “I am a taker.” However, the “givers” reported higher levels of meaning
in their lives compared to the “takers.” In addition, spending more time with
friends was related to greater happiness but not more meaning. In contrast,
spending more time with people one loves was correlated with greater meaning
but not with more happiness. The researchers suspect that spending time with
loved ones is often more difficult, but ultimately more satisfying, than
spending time with friends.
When
it comes to thinking about how to be happier, many of us fantasize about taking
more vacations or finding ways to avoid mundane tasks. We may dream about
skipping housework and instead doing something fun and pleasurable. However,
tasks which don’t make us happy can, over time, add up to a meaningful life.
Even routine activities — talking on the phone, cooking, cleaning, housework,
meditating, emailing, praying, waiting on others, and balancing finances —
appeared to bring more meaning to people’s lives, but not happiness in the
moment.
More
broadly, the findings suggest that pure happiness is about getting what we want
in life—whether through people, money, or life circumstances. Meaningfulness,
in contrast, seems to have more to do with giving, effort, and sacrifice. It is
clear that a highly meaningful life may not always include a great deal of
day-to-day happiness. And, the study suggests, our American obsession with
happiness may be intimately related to a feeling of emptiness, or a life that lacks
meaning.
