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This video left me thinking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?=247&v=e9dZQelULDk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?=247&v=e9dZQelULDk)

Why we care so much about getting the things we want if in a blink of the eye we just desire something else? Is this the human nature or is this an impulse created by the world we are living now, exactly the same that happens with flying insects at night who keep going around our lightbulbs until they burn?

I don't want to sound dramatic though, just sharing something interesting.

No I think happiness last long as long as you enjoy and leave ephemeral is a only short of time

Happiness is not ephemeral for me because happiness is not for short period of time happiness it's up to the people how to become happy

Ephemeral meaning lasting for a very short time. Happiness is like that for us to value it more than sadness. In my opinion, happiness is not ephemeral. It will only be lessen because of the obstacles that we experience in life. Its always there but there are things that makes it hard to get it. Sometimes its within our reach but we just can't hold on to it. Maybe that is were sadness starts and we think that its ephemeral but in reality its always there.

Happiness is a choice. You can't be happy if you always think of negative things. Sometimes happiness starts within yourself. If you let yourself be happy, then everything else will follow. Even the little things will make you happy. Try seeing everything with an open mind and another perspective.

What are shown in the video are ephemeral because they are temporary fixes and will never be a good substitute for true happiness. Which is more a state of mind than an ownership of something.

But still, in the grand scheme of things, even a full life of only happiness is still ephemeral. We are but a blink in time.

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Sorry for causing you even more depression.

Happiness is like that for us to appreciate more than just sadness. In my opinion, happiness is not temporary. This will only decrease due to the obstacles we experience in life. There are always but there are some things that make it difficult to get them. Sometimes it is within our reach but we can not hold on to it. Perhaps it is sadness begins and we think that is transitory but in reality there is always. ;D :D ;)

I recon happiness is pretty transient and is a series of moments for most people.

I get the feeling that with plenty of money, wealth, and opulence you can position yourself better in society, and use it to increase the frequency of these moments and have what i'll label protracted happiness.

It would appear many here on this forum are striving for this which only reinforces my hypothesis.

We, ourselves are the creator of our own experience. You cannot know yourself as happy unless you know of the experience of sadness.  If you were happy all the time, and were only surrounded by happiness, you would cease to even know what happiness really is.  But when its opposite shows up, and you experience that contrast, your experience of happiness becomes greater. Make the sensible choice to not give any more energy to the seemingly not-so-great stuff showing up in your world and focus on everything that is in alignment with happiness.

Well I'll firstly state man is dynamic and change is constant so also human wants are insatiable

For me happiness is not ephemeral,because happiness is the emotion of been happy and is not for a short period of time it's everlasting..

Not everything is ephemeral.Only those things last for a short time which are not related to us.

as anything on this planet, happiness is pretty much ephemeral,righ! I do agree with it and the videos you sent to the thread.

Happines not ephemeral or in a short period of time. Happiness is achoice it depends on us on how long and what way we can be happy sometimes being happy start within ourselves. There's no time for being happy just let yourself feel it take away all the negative vibes and focus on the things that makes you happy.

It depends on your source of happiness. Most of the physical source of happiness is fleeting and changing. You may be happy with your phone right now but in the long run, you'll get tired of it and change it. But there are also happiness that are long-lasting. They cannot be touched but can be felt. Love is an example of it, and love has different forms too. And those little things that make you happy, that's one of them.

" We don't laugh because we are happy- we're happy because we laugh."Willam James. Comedians are the highest angels. Beautiful songs and beautiful stories uplift us, and make us inspired and happy with beautiful circunstances. However, Comedians take everything, light or dark, and indeed sometimes very dark, and painful, or tragic, or maddeningly frustrating,  and with a twist of genius make us laugh unexpectedly. This kind of happiness is more than ephemeral. It is transformational. Thank you funny people.

No its not ephemeral its consistent if we have God on ourself or should i say on our heart. Sometimes we forgot God because all the happiness we sometimes forgot to say thank you to God , and then after that if all the bad come we are mad at God , what im trying to say is God is the one reason why we are happy , happiness is consistent , we just need to value our happiness , remember that smile always its the best weapon you ever had.

In essence happiness is ephemeral. Happines depends on external factors like situations that are happening in your life. People often get trapped in it since it feels so good. We try to emulate it only to find out that we need a bigger stimulus than the last time to ellicit the same response of happiness in us, like a drug. What we should try to posses is joy. Joy unlike happiness comes from within. It is there no matter what the situation is. It is deeper and more stronger than happiness that would be hard to take away.

seek out novelty. Its the fuel of life

Like drug addicts we search for happiness that is never permanent. We search for it in the wrong places to the point that we actually hurt ourselves and others in the process. For example, a person will be happy with having a cellphone, then again we will crave for more so we turn to the newest phone, if that is not enough we turn to other things that make us happy. People have said that the key to happiness. Meditation, religion, family and self actualization among others. The fact of the matter is never find it in things that are temporary.

What are ephemeral things in life?
Life is a complex mixture of ephemeral and interminable things, and one needs to identify them clearly in order to have a happy life.

People : Very rare people exist in one’s life for long time, others are just temporary. For example, colleagues, travel buddies etc.

Orgasm : Indeed, this has the shortest life span. Though a human has more than enough chances.

Trust : One wrong move and it gets shattered forever!.
Crushes : Most crushes a person gets in his/her lifetime, are short lived. If it exceeds more than 4 months, it is love already.

Happiness : It is also an ephemeral entity, it can completely vanish with one wrong incident.

Sorrow/ Sadness : Similar to happiness, it is also short-lived. Be happy. :)

What is ephemeral and what’s not, just depends on our attitude towards life. If we are optimist, they the happiness will not end so soon and vice-versa.

Thank you.

As for me, it still depends on the source of happiness and how we deal with it. I believe that if it is our choice to be happy then happiness isn't ephemeral. It depends on how we look with the brighter side of life. I think that being positive has a big impact in our outlook in life. We we are appreciative about the things that we have then there are lots of ways to be happy.

I suppose, happiness is about a moment, and a happy life is a sequence of happy moments. However, we also can't see happiness without sad events, only then we can see the difference and appreciate it. So, there's no such thing as full and constant happiness, we should accept life as it is, and do our best to experience more happy moments than sad.

People look at it in more ways.We aren't even aware of how happy we are.We see only the happiness that is transient.Today, people see happiness in money, when they have more money, they are happier.People have to look at the side of life, and they must understand what is really happiness.

all people created by gods in this world have the mind, the mind, the passions that all of them will encourage people have something desires, and every human being is different what he wants, for me the nature to want to judge something is natural, even in the way that difficult, and though something else is in sight and we prefer the other, that is man with all his desires and attributes

For me so far happiness has been cyclic, and you definetly do not notice it WHILE it's happening.

It's one of thoses things defined by it's abscence i guess.

I don't believe that happiness is ephemeral. I believe that our happiness is in the heart that never fades. Happiness is also a choice it depends on us when,where, and how we wil be  happy. Being happy is not temporary something people are being affected on the happenings in their life and forgot to smile and be postive and happy.

Well we can say it's ephemeral but with God on our side there's no such thing as ephemeral anymore , just like our God's love for us it's not ephemeral it's pure love , we just tend to think negatively and in that case we see happiness is ephemeral , but if you will see the other side which is the bright side there you can learn and see , and believe the true meaning of happiness.

Cool video that reflects many of the problems of our time.
If we talk about happiness... Everyone understands this term as something of his own.
we often stay in the pursuit of something, we are engaged in routine on the way to a great goal. But once ask yourself the question: what do I feel now? Do I like what I do?
As for me, I think first of all you need to enjoy the PROCESS, rather than than the end result that you probably will not achieve, because the process takes up most of our life (for example: unloved work, where we go every day)
I think the video is about it.

When we stop chasing things which we think will make us happy, I think there is a chance happiness will not be only ephemeral.

Happiness is not ephemeral its forever though , its on our heart and it never fades.  And i believe its our own choice if we just think happiness is on our side , its our choice to be happy we create happy so then again happiness long last forever.

the world is big and can not be reached widely, and it will be the challenge we want to achieve. such as the lack of satisfaction of human in life. We as living beings want something to achieve, this is the nature of our lives. This video is remind of our lives, where life is very difficult and requires a process to get something, and if we already have it then we will think what we have from others.

I don't think happiness is ephemeral, i would say that it's cyclical. You can have time of happiness and sadness, that's part of the life.
Also, this is something we have to learn, it can be sometimes easier to be in a bad mood instead of fighthing to see all the things that can bring you happiness around you

For me hapiness is not so ephemeral there are many things that we make happy. It depend how we control it. Me i always happy because when i wake up in the morning i know God give me life and i was thankful everyday and also i have family that makes me happy. Always remember we must enjoy our life and dont think that happines  is only short lived.

Happiness is not ephemeral at all, you can achieve happiness on a permanent basis. I believe that all it takes to be happy are three things: to look after one's own spiritual need, to be content with our lot in life and practice giving rather than be selfishly centred on oneself.

If one concentrates just on material things killing off the need for spiritual/moral values happiness will be impossible.

Being humble and content with what happens in your life helps you not to be expecting too much, dissipates frustration and is the best prevention not to bee haughty. On top of this, when you practice giving by being generous and willing to help your neighbour you will also have a lot of genuine friends. Happiness is a lot easier than we think to achieve.

We care so much for getting something before it is how the way we live but always remember that an urge for getting something is not deeper than desiring. Getting something is the usual interest while desiring is something that drives within your being whether it is bad or good. It drives someone to do things whatever it takes just for that matter.


Exactly! There is no other reason than that.

Happiness depends on how one takes it. Be content with whatever your capabilities can provide you and happiness will be a life long partner. It becomes ephemeral in the lives of people with insatiable wants and less capabilities to attain them.

I think it depends on what make you happy in the first place, if you are happy about material things, you will always see something better and leave the old one, in the material world, there is always something new, but when you are happy about what you have achieved, the better person you have become, your family, and the love around you, you will feel blessed and that happiness is not ephemeral, that happiness will last a life time .

Happiness is not ephemeral but it will suddenly change to another emotion and still, happiness will remain in your heart. When you are contented in your life, happiness will last forever. But in life there will be times that you will become sad. Without sadness you cannot define happiness.

Is happiness so ephemeral? yes because happiness is one of human feelings and human feelings are always changing as time goes by situation and condition. by the way I love the videos about the human parable is a mouse and when the rats are in a jam and everything is taken and I'm glad you shared it. the illustrations in the video you share are exactly what is happening in our world today and the video makes me think again about us as human beings and the system that is happening. and your words do not sound dramatic to me and I love your parable

Its not really about getting the things we want, its also about the guarantee that we can achieve more if we desire it.

That assurance is what I see as happiness

I think and I believe that happiness is not ephemeral. Happiness lasts long and have an long term effect to all of us. Yes it is true that the happiness of a person can change in just the blink of an eye but that does not mean the he or she forget about the previous cause of his or her happiness. And I think the reason why they think that happiness is so emhemeral is because, of their own definition of happiness; how they perceived it, and how they see and feel it. For me, happiness not only the result of getting the things that we want, it is the way of getting the things that we want. Happiness is way beyond the emotions of a person that he or she feels. Because happiness is different from what we are thinking to what is really true.

i recommend reading aristotle nichomechian ethics. it will give you a different perspective on happiness

I think that happiness is ephemeral. Recently, I experienced the happiest day of my life as I passed my exam in one of the prestigious school in our country. I'm so happy but a day after it, sadness taken all of me. My love one broke up with me. It is the most painful part of my life. That's why I believe in the saying that don't be so happy, you might end up so sad. That's why I believe that happiness doesn't last longer as it deserves to be balanced with sadness. Answers may vary with this question and that's my answer based on what I had experience about happiness.

It is never be ephemeral because you always have the choice. Do what you love and everything will be right, be optimistic because happiness is a choice that no one else can give it but only you. Cheer Up! :) :) :)

It depends on what kind of happiness it is, sometimes we experience a ephemeral happiness but when we remember those memories if it would still makes us happy then it isn't ephemeral, that's pure joy.

It's actually very true, nothing they say lasts forever and that includes happiness, People can be happy one minute and then be sad the very next.

Happiness is ephemeral Yes. Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being which can be defined by, among others, positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.In my own view happiness is derived from news of joy feelings,of accomplishments that may lead to shedding tears of joy,however because its closely linked with emotions it is usually short lived as the human nature is constantly yearning for needs that are insatiable. Unless a man chooses in himself to always remain happy 80% of the time despite and inspite unpleasant  experiences ,happiness will continue to be short lived

That video is very interesting. Some people they value all the things and become happy what they got.But some of us want more than they got right now. And this video that some of the mouses killed and hurt each other just to get them the item they want it really sink to my mind that most of the people can hurt others just to follow they want ,Just to get what they want. They dont respect each other.

This actually happen to my country and that flying money, It says that you need to work hard for you to get that money , most of the people work hard for them to get money and to sustain they family needs.

Happiness is the dopamine that is produced in the brain. This hormone quickly ends and happiness quickly passes

I don't think so. Happiness should be the opposite of ephemeral. For those who doesn't know ephemeral means lasting for a very short time. From what I saw on the video, almost everyone wants to buy happiness only to realize that is not the answer. It is a path for wanting to have more and this can make you feel empty and lonely in the long run. Enjoy life and just accept whats coming and don't force your self into living a life that others want to live in. People wants to be rich but they will soon realize that its not the answer.

Happiness is impermanent, this is the moment and just a short moment! I will say this: "life consists of 2 -3 days, and the rest is so ... Just in case! That these most important 2 - 3 days in other days again to survive!" If you want to be happy, then bring people joy . I sometimes just buy flowers and give them to some grandmother on the street. A smile of happiness appears on the faces of these grandmothers, but this is only a moment, alas ...

Happiness is a choice, really. Happiness hugely depends on us and the life we create for ourselves. Happiness is subjective and what makes you happy may be different from mine. Does money make you happy? Love? Success? A fit and healthy body? Then by constantly working on those things, you can work towards being eternally happy.

Can’t help believing that money is indispensable for attaining happiness. But, no sooner do people make large amounts of money by any means than they are shocked to learn that the contrary is rather true; money has kept at bay the happiness they have always looked forward to and that it has made them more worried about their lives than happy about what money has brought them.

People with so much money continuously worry about losing it. Just fear of loss itself is sufficient in that it can make man lead a worried life. They worry about how to make it abundant. They worry about how to invest it. They worry about how to store it and how to economize it so that it will never disappear overnight. They worry about what to do with it as they are getting richer and richer. They worry about the fact that health is better than wealth. In other words, they are not happy in their lives even if money is present.

happyness is possible only if you choose the right way! a man was asked to choose between money and happyness... of couse he choosed money! and that is the reason why a lot of people are so unhappy.. of cause we all need money., but that is money without happness!? 

Nowadays, people all over the world go on to believe that once they realize the dream of financial security, they will settle down and no longer think about the burdens and concerns of everyday life. To their utter astonishment, they find out that the contrary holds true, particularly if the position that they have always dreamed to hold has offered them nothing but more worry about the best use of it.

As far as I am concerned, as a university student, I used to think that procuring the position of teacher would immediately help me get rid of all the financial troubles I had been in, and would make me happier than previously for the remainder of my life. However, slowly but surely, since I became a teacher, I must admit that I have begun to worry more than before. I worry about when and how to buy a flat to live in. I worry about when to find a girl and settle down. I also worry about whether I have fully helped my family that once stood by me as a pupil and a student.

It is a truism that life would be meaningless, tedious and monotonous without every day’s troubles, worries, concerns, etc. being part of it. Quite the contrary, it is the latter that endow it with a sense and a value. Problems give it a meaning, and try imagining a life without problems. I do not think this sort of life will make man happy, either. Happiness is ephemeral. Despite this, all humans are running after it. Some find this transient happiness in children; some find it in fame; some find it in money; some find it in love; some others find it in poverty; some others find it in buying a new car or a villa; some find it in nothing. Yet, the happiness these people claim to find is ephemeral. It doesn’t last long no matter what or what the secret to it is.

Happiness is something that should be studied. I believe Jim Rohn said, "If you want to be rich, study wealth. If you want to be happy, study happiness." I'm paraphrasing, but I think it's an important idea. Sometimes we may see a doctor that seems happy and automatically assume that, if I become a doctor, I'll be happy too. If you don't really want to be a doctor and you're just doing it because you think it may make you happy, that could be a big problem. We need to make a conscious effort every day to recognize all the things that are good in our lives. We often take too many things for granted. Quick fixes don't last.

Some things feels like ages and some feel like just a second. It al depends on how you view the world and how you are ready to accept the situation. Let me give an example. If you are in your worst boring lecture , then a 1 hr lecture​ would feel like ages. Whereas when you are with you loved ones , time travels at the speed of light.

Not everything is ephemeral. only those things last for a short time which are not related to us. We live for long, our thoughts live for long, the true image of a person lives for long, even the effects of out mistakes lasts for long :p