November 21, 2017
My Happiness
I
have no relationship with anybody as inconsistent as I am.
I
just watched one of the most popular talks on TED, a remarkably good site of
enlightening presentations. I emailed it
to a lot of my email addies. There is an
ongoing study (now 75 years (from 1942 in the middle of WW II) by scholarly individuals
who have pursued “What Makes Happiness”.
Surveys
early in the study indicated that 80% of interviewees sought wealth; whereas
most of the remaining sought fame. Studies began of two groups of several
thousand men, one group of Harvard graduates, and the other poor boys from the
poorest Boston neighborhood. The scholarly inqusitors, by the recent TED talk,
drew the conclusion that:
Relationships
are the most contributory to personal happiness in long lives of participants
Sam
Kegley’s longest relationship, outside of with my siblings, is with Jeanette
(Weddington) Kegley, my wife of 65+ years.
I credit her with helping me live as long as I have and with the most
happiness I have enjoyed. I just turned
85. Since 1942, human longevity has also extended significantly for those surviving of
the worlds’ inhabitants.
It
is a reminder to me as we look forward to our Thanksgiving celebration this
Thursday that I do want happiness for all of our relationships, particularly of
those with our family and friends.
Happy
Thanksgiving to you and yours,
Sam
Kegley
