Non-martial arts Asian films generally don't fare well at the American box office, even those that come with glowing reviews and that, like "Happiness," cause an entire audience to break down audibly weeping.
When she declares herself supremely happy and swears she has never loved anyone as she loves me, I experience a deep happiness of my own; but doesn't my happiness cause me, to a certain extent, to take things for granted, doesn't it nudge me, however minutely, in the direction of smugness and self-satisfaction, and don't these qualities render me, when all is said and done, less lovable?
I also show that the change in happiness caused by the job loss predicts job search effort and unemployment duration.
My happiness caused me to reflect about why I love the Yankees so much.
In 1998, Todd Solondz's dysfunctional family comedy Happiness caused a minor cultural ripple due to its parade of paedophiles and depression.
In this world of Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas and the unfortunate Epsilons, exists drug-induced happiness, caused by what is known as soma.
So smile whenever you can! Smiling is like a feedback loop: smiling reinforces happiness, just as happiness causes smiling.
Some narcoleptics also suffer from cataplexy, where a sudden burst of emotion such as shock or happiness causes total loss of muscle control.
For example, just seeing a happy face could activate the happiness concept, causing us to perceive future stimuli as more happy.
