What makes you happy?

Here are some suggestions from other people...

The world is a difficult world indeed
And the people are hard to suit
And the man who plays the violin
is a bore to a man with a flute

And I myself
have very oft' thought
How very much bettter 't would be
If every one of the folks that I know
Would only agree with me

But since they will not
The very best way
to make the world look bright
is to never to mind what others say
and do what you think is right

What about being religious (and if so, which religion?)

Here is the view of a Muslim:

TELL ME, IS THERE ANYONE WHO THINKS HIS LIFE IS PERFECT, THAT THEY ARE TRULY HAPPY AND CONTENT.

--> for the human heart always wants more, except until he remembers Allah and worships Him without any partners

--> BECAUSE HE KNOW THAT THROUGH THIS PATH HE WILL ACHIEVE COMPLETE SUCCESS, HAPPINESS IN THE LIFE AFTER DEATH by the Mercy and Pleasure of Allah.

Hence a Muslim feels according to a narration by the Prophet of Allah, Muhammad (Peace be upon him) who says:

"Verily this world is like a prison for the believers (in God) and a paradise for the Non-believers"

--> but this world is temporary whereas the life of the next world is eternal

-->whereas this world is limited in every respect (i.e. people fall sick, they get old, they become weak, human beauty deteriorates as he/she gets older, one has to relieve himself after eating, one has to work before he can spend, the rich get richer at the expense of the poor getting poorer, everything gets dirty before it is cleaned etc. etc.) whereas the life after death is unlimited and pure bliss.

So people --> worship your Lord who created you, be a Muslim, then truly you will find peace in this world and most importantly in the world after death.

Here is another article about what makes people happy...

So, if you can identify (or learn from others/get ideas from others) as to what makes you happy AND you can map out steps to try and achieve it then....you'll be happy....