Is health more important than happiness?

[Anonymous]

I'm just wondering because I know there are some people out there who say health is more important than happiness. My older sister is one of them. She evens gets on me about my health sometimes and I'm 35. She cares a great deal about my and her health to the point that it seems she puts health above happiness. Isn't there a nice even between the two so you could be happy and healthy?

[Anonymous]

Here's the thing about both of them we are the only ones that put food into our body that eat right sleep right and take care of ourselves so we are healthy

We are also the only one that lives inside of us and it's a choice to be happy or sad we can control our emotions and if you allow other people to control them by the things they say and do then that's going to take a toll on our health.

I mean a lot of things can happen each and every day and you can get upset or angry at somebody but why it doesn't even matter you have to control the happiness inside of you control who you are who you choose to be

Like I said when we were born we were all given a gift and that gift is choice so we get to choose who we want to be in life by the things that we say and the things that we do

There's four things on this planet that can take me out of my happiness everything else I can get through and those four or five things have nothing to even do with me it's about other people

But if you're not happy meet yourself happy it's as simple if you're not healthy make yourself healthy it's that simple and be motivated about it believe in it because if you don't all you're going to do is wear yourself out getting older faster and faster and not going anywhere

No matter what in life there's two sides to everything there's good bad wrong right hello goodbye positive and negative God devil love hate and we have to balance those or pick a side and live that way


So what's more important health or happiness they're both equal you can't have one without the other really or you can for a moment in time but if you don't have both you don't have anything

[RingOfFire]

No I don't think health is more important than happiness. I think happiness is more important than health.

However, health can be an important component of happiness. The goal is to be happy, because without happiness what is the point of living? But if your health is not good it's likely going to diminish your happiness. So they are related.

But in my view the goal of a life will lived is not to be healthy, but rather to be happy. So I think the main focus should be on happiness and health should be seen as a way to contribute to happiness, not as an end in itself.

The other part that comes to mind is the notion of "everything in moderation."

If pursuing the goal of health is so overwhelming that it makes you unhappy, I think that you are pushing it too far. Again, I think happiness is the goal, health is just a stepping stone towards that goal. So if you are pushing the health kick so far that it diminishes your happiness, I think you are defeating the purpose of good health.

If for example you enjoy eating cheeseburgers, but believe that cheeseburgers are not good for your health, does that mean you should never eat a cheeseburger? I think not. Eating cheeseburgers in moderation may not be the best thing for your health, but the payoff in happiness might be more important. On the other hand, you wouldn't want to eat cheeseburgers three times a day every day because becoming ill and then dying to leave your loved ones behind does not make most people happy. There has to be a balance there. And the trick is to find your happy balance.

I think both health and happiness are important, but I think the purpose of maintaining health is to be happy and happiness is the ultimate goal. If the regimen for maintaining health is so aggressive that it makes you unhappy, I think that is clearly an indication that you need to change course.

[Ms_KnowItAll]

Sometimes we have to do things to improve our health that may make us temporarily unhappy, but you will be happier in the long run with a healthier lifestyle. It's about longevity.
Your mental health and physical health are both important and can often go hand in hand.
It sounds like she really cares about you. She probably wants you to be healthy and happy.

[GOLDFISH_smile]

You can have happiness without health, but you cannot have health without happiness.

[HusamRocks]

Happiness is health too, a psychological health which also affects ur physical health so both of them r important.
If u r already physically healthy then seek ur psychological health, but keep in ur mind physical health is way more important since it has more effection on ur everything else in ur life including psychological health 👍🏻

[Anonymous]

Being healthy isn't that hard. And you don't have to sacrifice any happiness to do it either. In fact, you'll probably be HAPPIER if you improved your health.

Eat sensibly. Don't eat crap. Don't drink too much or smoke. Get ample rest. Work out (cardio and strength). Relax and manage your stress. Have plenty of friends. Have plenty of sex. These are all things that will improve your health and well being but they'll also make you happier!

[Nikki1989]

Good physical health provides the foundation for emotional well-being. When our bodies feel good, our minds will follow.

[BarryLiverstone]

Probably. People can be obese and happy at times but will run into too many issues in the future. Best to start with health and know happy vs sad is a daily balance point

[Sonorous]

If someone's doing all the right things to be healthy but they're unhappy, they're not going to be as physically or mentally healthy as someone who does the same but is happy while doing it.

[overlord337645]

actually there are studies that show health is linked to happiness this is why when you workout your less likely to feel depressed.

[ProbablyClueless]

As far as I can tell, it seems pretty difficult to be happy when you aren't healthy. It might not be more important than happiness, but it's certainly at a similar level.

[pascal_climbs]

They go together. Unhappy people usually don't have a heathy lifestyle and vice versa.

[LukeAurelin]

I am sorry how does being healthy reduce or contradict happiness? I don’t understand the question

[exitseven]

Being happy does not help much of you are sick.

[KrakenAttackin]

Health is intricately linked to happiness. Bad health will make you miserable.

[rebeliouse]

surly health and happiness come hand in hand

[WhitneySnow]

Health and happiness are equally important

[In_Trance]

They're one in the same

[Kingofkings1992]

Happiness is an aspect of health lol