Thursday, July 1, 2010
Tribe and Happiness
Tribe has been working on the "Happiness Project". No, we are not planning on turning every human being into one happy trooper. If only. We are interested in producing a project about happiness as this is probably the issue most crucial to us human beings. Happiness is a daunting subject which has got a lot of philosophers going for centuries. For millennia. What does it mean to be happy? If people say they're happy are they really happy? Can happiness be measured? We brushed these extricate interrogations aside and went for a simple approach: finding out from a variety of people what makes them happy. On a small scale. Or on a daily basis. Carl Kriss, a young filmmaker, has started working on the project under Vern's guidance. We're going to keep digging, hoping for a compelling collection of gold nuggets.
A still from an interview with a passenger who finds solace in distributing food to the homeless.
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I love this idea. I think it's the small moments that make us happy. I mean, sure something big can happen, but if you don't have other happy things in your life happening, it's going to be very short lived.
Most of all, I think happiness is more what you make of life than what life throws at you. I know plenty of unhappy people who have good things happening to them, they just choose to see it in a negative light. I think to really be happy you need to be looking when the good things come to you, and try not to sweat the small stuff.
I'm very interested to see how this project comes out! It's a great idea to see what small things makes each individual happy, and I think it'll be really interesting to see how many differences as well as similarities come out!
Happiness is a concept that has been brushed aside by most people that I know, but it is the most important feeling of which we are capable. Why would we bother to cultivate relationships with others or work hard to excel in our fields if it didn't make us happy? I hope that this project will help those who see it to refocus their efforts. I would love to see what makes others happy, and maybe it will shine a light on what makes me happy as an individual.
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