The Science of Happiness.

This is interesting! A Harvard University psychology professor studied the science of happiness. I guess the idea was to find out what makes us happy so we can predictably repeat it. Among the findings is that we greatly overestimate the things we think will make us happy.

For instance, we think a new car will make us intensely happy and that it will last a long time only to find out it didn’t make us as happy as we thought, nor did it last as long as we thought. Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt!

As it turns out, pursuing the things we think will make us happy may not add much to our lives. I guess this is part of what motivated Jesus to say, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:33, NIV). Seeking God’s best, instead of our perceived happiness, allows us to follow a higher standard which doesn’t change even when our feelings about what makes us happy do!

And once again, science validates the Bible! Very interesting.