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I've thought about this, specifically what photonrider is talking about, a lot.
I think it affects some people differently than others.
I can look at a complete stranger and detect their emotions. If they're angry, I get a certain response from their direction. If they're sad, or happy, or neutral, same thing. I often equate it to the music that I play and live. I have an all-encompassing attachment to harmonies, which move me emotionally much more than a simple change in chords affects most people (including fellow musicians) I've met. I've read that it's been discovered that emotions emanate a frequency or combination of frequencies - a chord, basically. So my thought is that those "chords" everyone emits are a lot more noticeable to me than most people, just as musical harmony affects me more than most people.
Whatever the reason, other peoples' moods affect me hugely. If my college roommate is angry with something (a common occurrence these days, unfortunately...
), even if I'm in a good mood I end up being in a similarly frustrated mood before the end of the day. I'm a slave to harmony and a slave to other peoples' emotions.
Definitely inspiring. Where I live I am fortunate enough to be able to see a completely clear sky (not a single cloud or anything) many times throughout the year, and it is beautiful. What really gives me the response you describe though is when the sun peaks through a group of clouds and you can see its individual rays pouring down onto the ground through the clouds. I get an overwhelming sense of peace. As a Christian, it feels like God is waving to me in a way.
Regarding what happiness actually is, and whether or not it's a physical response you can measure: I would imagine that analytically happiness is achieved by a release of certain chemicals in your body. However, I don't like to think of it that way. Laughter and happiness are what define human beings as a species in my mind, and they come from the soul, not chemicals.
Many people know the John Lennon story about responding to the "what do you want to be when you grow up" question as a child. That's basically my life in a nutshell. I don't care about being successful or famous or remembered - I just want to be happy, and however I accomplish that is irrelevant.
@kennylmao: That sounds like happiness to me.
I think it affects some people differently than others.
I can look at a complete stranger and detect their emotions. If they're angry, I get a certain response from their direction. If they're sad, or happy, or neutral, same thing. I often equate it to the music that I play and live. I have an all-encompassing attachment to harmonies, which move me emotionally much more than a simple change in chords affects most people (including fellow musicians) I've met. I've read that it's been discovered that emotions emanate a frequency or combination of frequencies - a chord, basically. So my thought is that those "chords" everyone emits are a lot more noticeable to me than most people, just as musical harmony affects me more than most people.
Whatever the reason, other peoples' moods affect me hugely. If my college roommate is angry with something (a common occurrence these days, unfortunately...
), even if I'm in a good mood I end up being in a similarly frustrated mood before the end of the day. I'm a slave to harmony and a slave to other peoples' emotions.Definitely inspiring. Where I live I am fortunate enough to be able to see a completely clear sky (not a single cloud or anything) many times throughout the year, and it is beautiful. What really gives me the response you describe though is when the sun peaks through a group of clouds and you can see its individual rays pouring down onto the ground through the clouds. I get an overwhelming sense of peace. As a Christian, it feels like God is waving to me in a way.
Regarding what happiness actually is, and whether or not it's a physical response you can measure: I would imagine that analytically happiness is achieved by a release of certain chemicals in your body. However, I don't like to think of it that way. Laughter and happiness are what define human beings as a species in my mind, and they come from the soul, not chemicals.
Many people know the John Lennon story about responding to the "what do you want to be when you grow up" question as a child. That's basically my life in a nutshell. I don't care about being successful or famous or remembered - I just want to be happy, and however I accomplish that is irrelevant.
@kennylmao: That sounds like happiness to me.
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