I believe the main idea in the Howard Cutler Inner Contentment essay based on his interview with the Dalai Lama is that in inner contentment, there is happiness and that there are essentially two was to reach it. One way is to give in to your greed and obtain everything you want. The other is to appreciate what we have now.










I believe that the main idea of Judy Brady's I Want a Wife essay is not just that she wants a wife. I believe she is satirizing and criticizing the way society has forced us to view married women as a wife, a person who should always know what to do and cater to her husbands needs. She is saying that with all the things that a wife is "supposed to do," there is no time for the wife to do the things she wants to do.

Happiness

To me, happiness is hanging out with friends and enjoying the time you spend with them. The things you do and the events you plan with them. Laughing at the same jokes, playing the same sport against each other for bragging rights. Hell, the happiest moments in my life so far happened when I was with my best friends just roasting each other and just having a good time. But sometimes, I find happiness in simpler things. Such as reading a good book in a comfy armchair, cooking new things, or even just relaxing outside when the weather is gorgeous.