This chapter is
about happiness of people. The author explains that even though technology has
developed rapidly, the happiness of humans decreased rapidly from 20th to 21th century.
The article describes two types of society: indulgent and restraint. The former
values the happiness of the individual. On the other hand, the latter values
social norms, which makes people face a dilemma between their happiness and
rules of the society. I mostly agreed with the idea of the author. How the
society was formed strongly affects the perception of the happiness of humans.
This article reminds
me of “Bhutan fever”, which happened during the stay of the king and the queen of
Bhutan in Japan. Japanese media claimed many times that we should learn from Bhutan,
which is known for the happiest countries in the world, to be happier, not
sticking to the wealth very much.
I think it is not
easy to change the perception toward happiness because the society gives a
large impact on it. However, it is important to learn good points from both
restraint and indulgent society.
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