To: Boon; Marie; Joy Y.; Connie
Subject: RE: Thought of the day

Just saw this saying. If it is correct, then we will know the way to increase happiness, either build up your ability or lower your expectation. Sounds very simple and I kinda of find some justifications now. :)

What is happiness 什么是幸福？

Happiness = Ability/Expectation

幸福 = 能力/期望值

Joy's reply: Since the numerator is fixed, what we can really do is to decrease the denominator....

My response: Actually the numerator is not fixed. The possible problem is when  the numerator is increased, most likely the denominator will increase in the meantime – that’s human’s nature.

Marie's reply: Say, ability=expectation, does that mean 100% happiness?  I doubt...if ability does not equal achievement....

My response: Hehe….I consider the ability of achieving your expectation is a kind of ability as well.

Marie's reply: Excellent answer!

 

An interesting topic, isn't it? What's your opinion on it?