Happiness is, after all, subjective, but its enjoyment does indeed require living in a democracy, enjoying human rights both in their political as well as economic, social and cultural dimensions and, of course, in an environment of security and safety.
It takes more than just high social security or even high civil and political rights to be "happy". That is why religion must have a place in the equation testing happiness in any given country. Believers find solace in religious beliefs whenever hardships hit them hard. People who have strong religious or even spiritual convictions are generally happier than those who do not. This is where spirituality in general and religion comes in. By mere looking at the faces of people in the streets of some of these countries, one would never know that they are the happiest! Some of these countries have the highest suicide rates in the world, maybe because of the severe winter weather, which seems to last forever, and its associated gloomy atmosphere.Īccording to the Bible, man (or woman) does not live by bread alone. Yet, people in such countries are not really the happiest in the traditional way one views and judges happiness.
T he international effort to judge which country is the "happiest" to live in, and which one is the least is like a woman looking at the mirror and asking who is the prettiest of them all! Happiness is so subjective, and by and large it is in the eye of the beholder or rather in the soul of the person.Īccording to international standards, countries like Iceland, Norway and Denmark are the happiest, simply because social security is at its highest and respect for human rights is at its best.
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