Eudaimonia Definition Novels & Stories

“What about internal happiness?” “That comes with prosperity.” She chuffed. “I know many wealthy people who are not happy, Z.” “Very well. What does prosperity mean to you?” She thought about it for a moment, sipping her mocha. “Independence from wants, needs, or desires.” “Sounds rather empty, having no desires.” She smiled, a cat having just cornered her prey. “That depends on your definition of desires.” “Aspirations, lust, passion and an eagerness to pursue.”

E U D A I M O N I A (Greek) (n). a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous. The hardest part in leaving was not what you had left behind, but the thought that you could had spent a whole lifetime with the person you had left behind. And that was Eunae felt for the first few years when she packed her bags and flew to New York, leaving everything and everyone behind. The aftermath of having a broken heart was truly devastating. She was back to square one in trying to figure out who she really was, what she really wanted, and what she really needed.

The comments on the social media post were like this: @ArisUser2BC: The essence of life according to me is achieving the state of eudaimonia, as Aristotle used the term to express “happiness.” And do you know what gives me eudaimonia? *Evil laughing* Being between my girl’s legs. Kidding, it's food and doing nothing that gives me the greatest pleasure of happiness. I think the government should work to provide citizens with free food so they don’t have to work, and we can all live a work-free and happy life.