The Happiness Question: What Brings Happiness to 366 Different People (in English)
Synopsis "The Happiness Question: What Brings Happiness to 366 Different People (in English)"
In 2015, I dared to ask - "What brings happiness to others?" So I set out on a journey to find out. Every day for 366 days, I asked one person to write a sentence in a book I carried with me, about something that brings happiness to their life. Some of the people were family, friends, and co-workers; but the majority, were random people. I asked people on the street, in parking lots, coffee shops, trains, grocery stores, and museums. I asked people from all walks of life - neurologists, artists, CEOs, the homeless, cheerleaders, and Washington lobbyists. People from all over the world participated, from the United States, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, France, Ethiopia, Ukraine, India, Mexico, Zimbabwe, Philippines, Egypt, Pakistan, Morocco, Korea, Israel, United Kingdom, Dominican Republic, Zambia, Slovakia, Serbia, Scotland, to name some. In the process, I not only overcame much of my own shyness, but I also met some really incredible people, shared wonderful conversations, and heard some powerful stories. Some people wrote more to make me go away than for their excitement to participate, while others were moved to tears that a stranger would care enough to ask what makes them happy. Everyone is on their own journey, with their own unique perspectives. We share our humanity, our pursuit of happiness, and I believe, there is beauty in our differences.
