Module 4

How often do you make an effort to practice your strengths and virtues? (A virtue is a trait you cultivate. Ex: patience, generosity kindness). Are these traits key to a happy life? Discuss.

            I often practice my strengths and virtues almost every day depending on the situation I am in. I am used to practice my virtues almost all the time like being more patient. And there are certain times that you don’t need to be more patient and kind, to avoid people from abusing you. It is good to practice your strengths and virtues but we also know that too much good things will yield bad results.

Other people can say that these traits are a key to happiness in life but I say that it can only make you happy for just a moment depending on the situation. For me these traits are only the key for happiness but not the happy life.

 

For some, happiness relies on money. In some cases, hacking means money. Would you do hacking it if its outcome is a sure happiness of your family? What particular Aristotle theory contradicts this concept? Discuss.

I won’t surely do hacking even if it means the happiness of my family for it is illegal and very unethical. True happiness cannot be achieved if someone is harmed for the sake of other person’s happiness. For me, being happy when someone is unhappy is kind of unrelieved situation. My conscience always haunts me for every unethical action that I’m doing.

          Aristotle’s theory of happiness contradicts this concept. Happiness depends on acquiring a moral character where one displays his virtues (generosity, friendship, justice, courage & citizenship). Hacking or stealing is not an action of one’s generosity, even if it means happiness of you’re family, someone is harmed. Happiness requires intellectual contemplation and one should consider the consequences of his actions.