Defining Happiness: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Perspectives
Welcome to Spotlight
Voice 1: Welcome to Spotlight. I’m Liz Waid.
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Defining Happiness
Voice 1: What is happiness? Are you happy? What makes you happy? For thousands of years, people all over the world have discussed these questions and expressed different opinions. We begin today’s programme with some of their thoughts.
Ancient Wisdom
Voice 2: Aristotle was a great thinker who lived in Greece over 2,000 years ago. He said:
“Happiness depends on ourselves.”
Voice 1: Thucydides also lived in Greece at about the same time. He was a military man who studied history. He said:
“The
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