What Is the Greatest Feeling of Happiness?

By definition, the greatest feeling of happiness can never make you feel bad. So the greatest pleasure that you could ever bring into your life, is not smoking, drinking, eating, or anything like that. The ultimate pleasure is being part of and contributing to a larger community, something greater than yourself.

Have you ever been to a live professional sports event, like an NFL game, before? It’s an experience like nothing else. But why in the world would anyone want to go to a game live? Think about it.

At a live game, it could be snowing wildly, causing people to huddle together freezing their tails off! But in your house, you’ve got climate control. You can make it as warm or as cool as you like. At a live game, a $2 hot dog will cost you about $8 bucks, a $1 drink might run you $10 bucks! In your house, you have a comfy couch, but at the game you are hunched over on a bleacher without proper back support. At home you get to see all the angles of the game perfectly with instant replay, and you can listen to commentators help guide you along the game. Everything you need and more is in your home... so why in the world would anyone want to actually go to a live event?!?!

It’s the energy of being there, that’s why. When you are at the game, you are surrounded by thousands of other people who are rooting for the team with you. You are part of something massive, and electricity is in the air. It’s amazing to be part of 50,000 people doing “the wave,” yelling at the opposing team, and high-fiving each other when you are winning.

When the team wins, you win, we all win. So it’s worth it. It’s worth the long drive, the cold, the overpriced ticket, and the overpriced food. It’s all worth it to be there live, part of a larger community.

This applies on a larger and smaller level too. Would you want to play and win the championship game with none of your family or friends with you, or would you rather win the championship game with all of your closest family members and friends in the audience rooting you on? That’s a no-brainer, isn’t it? We all have a unique desire and want to share our experiences with those around us. We are social creatures by nature.

Arel Moodie is widely known as America's Top Young Speaker. He has spoken to over 65,000 students in 39 states and 2 countries on the topics of student success, student leadership and student entrepreneurship. He is a leading authority on helping students of this generation succeed in school and in life. He is also the best selling author of the book Your Starting Point For Student Success. To find out more about Arel's book, go to www.startingpointbook.com. To find out more about Arel's speaking please go to www.arelmoodie.com.