“Life is never made unbearable by circumstances but by lack of meaning and purpose.” For some people feeling happy and finding life meaningful are both important and related goals.But do happiness and meaning go together?It seems unlikely given that many of the things that we regularly choose to do.Recent reserach sugests that while happiness and a sense of meaning often overlap,they also diverge in important and surprising ways.

Many of the facts suggest that there is a lot of difference between a happy and a meaningful life.

One survey carried out in US asked people series of questions on their happiness levels and to what degress do they find their lives meaningful,and about their geenral lifestyle and circumstances.

As one might expects, people’s happiness levels were positively correlated with whether they saw their life meaningful or not.

Feeling happy is generally correlated with seeing life as easy,simple and free from any difficulty.It can also be correlated with feeling healthy and in good health all the time.

But none of these things can be related with the greater sense of meaning.Feeling good all the time might make us feel happier but doesnt necessarily bring meaning to life.

Feeling good about ourselves might make us happy but doesnt bring a greater meaning to life.

Not so surprisingly our relationships with people are both related to how happy we are and how meaningful we se our lives.Feeling more connected to people brings both happiness and meaning.However,The role that we adopt makes a lot of difference.Just as spending time with friends makes you happy and cheerful but spending time with your loves ones,your family (which is allways very difficult)makes you feel more staisfying and adds a beautiful meaning to life.