hi my name is Cameron and I’m here to talk about how to live a happy life so
talk about how to live a happy life so
talk about how to live a happy life so when I was a freshman in high school
when I was a freshman in high school
when I was a freshman in high school that wasn’t very long ago I went to a
that wasn’t very long ago I went to a
that wasn’t very long ago I went to a Jesuit School in California and there I
Jesuit School in California and there I
Jesuit School in California and there I kind of learned more about religion I
kind of learned more about religion I
kind of learned more about religion I was never really that religious my
was never really that religious my
was never really that religious my family maybe went to church once or
family maybe went to church once or
family maybe went to church once or twice a month that I didn’t really know
twice a month that I didn’t really know
twice a month that I didn’t really know much and I kind of just assumed things
much and I kind of just assumed things
much and I kind of just assumed things to be true but going through religion
to be true but going through religion
to be true but going through religion classes at that school I learned that a
classes at that school I learned that a
classes at that school I learned that a lot of things in religion required faith
lot of things in religion required faith
lot of things in religion required faith I thought to myself how can people
I thought to myself how can people
I thought to myself how can people dedicate their whole lives to things
dedicate their whole lives to things
dedicate their whole lives to things that solely require faith priests
that solely require faith priests
that solely require faith priests religious teachers monks they they live
religious teachers monks they they live
religious teachers monks they they live their whole lives dedicating to
their whole lives dedicating to
their whole lives dedicating to something that that is believing in
something that that is believing in
something that that is believing in something and I thought what’s the point
something and I thought what’s the point
something and I thought what’s the point of that what’s their goal what are they
of that what’s their goal what are they
of that what’s their goal what are they trying to get out of that and it led me
trying to get out of that and it led me
trying to get out of that and it led me to to one thought with what was the
to to one thought with what was the
to to one thought with what was the point of life and I know that sounds
point of life and I know that sounds
point of life and I know that sounds like I was trying to be like edgy or
like I was trying to be like edgy or
like I was trying to be like edgy or like I was just a little strange I was a
like I was just a little strange I was a
like I was just a little strange I was a freshman in high school and I was I was
freshman in high school and I was I was
freshman in high school and I was I was over there thinking what is the point of
over there thinking what is the point of
over there thinking what is the point of life but it really got me thinking and I
life but it really got me thinking and I
life but it really got me thinking and I think a lot of people sometimes are
think a lot of people sometimes are
think a lot of people sometimes are doing things and they wonder why am I
doing things and they wonder why am I
doing things and they wonder why am I doing this what’s my purpose and I would
doing this what’s my purpose and I would
doing this what’s my purpose and I would do that I’d be at soccer practice or I’d
do that I’d be at soccer practice or I’d
do that I’d be at soccer practice or I’d be doing homework and I’d think like
be doing homework and I’d think like
be doing homework and I’d think like what is my end goal what am I trying to
what is my end goal what am I trying to
what is my end goal what am I trying to do from this and why would someone do
do from this and why would someone do
do from this and why would someone do something over something else and the
something over something else and the
something over something else and the one answer I got from this was happiness
one answer I got from this was happiness
one answer I got from this was happiness a goal in life is to be happy and that
a goal in life is to be happy and that
a goal in life is to be happy and that makes it seem like it’s really simple
makes it seem like it’s really simple
makes it seem like it’s really simple but it’s really not very simple at all
but it’s really not very simple at all
but it’s really not very simple at all or else everyone here everyone would be
or else everyone here everyone would be
or else everyone here everyone would be completely happy what I found is that
completely happy what I found is that
completely happy what I found is that you can divide happiness into two
you can divide happiness into two
you can divide happiness into two different things one is momentary
different things one is momentary
different things one is momentary pleasure and the other is more of a
pleasure and the other is more of a
pleasure and the other is more of a long-term happiness and I figured that
long-term happiness and I figured that
long-term happiness and I figured that to achieve true happiness you had to
to achieve true happiness you had to
to achieve true happiness you had to decide or be able to differ between the
decide or be able to differ between the
decide or be able to differ between the two and so I thought about an analogy
two and so I thought about an analogy
two and so I thought about an analogy what what I could because I could say to
what what I could because I could say to
what what I could because I could say to distinguish momentary pleasure and
distinguish momentary pleasure and
distinguish momentary pleasure and long term happiness so I imagined you
long term happiness so I imagined you
long term happiness so I imagined you you give a man a money she in the
you give a man a money she in the
you give a man a money she in the unlimited budget for a meal he can go to
unlimited budget for a meal he can go to
unlimited budget for a meal he can go to a restaurant have the best food best
a restaurant have the best food best
a restaurant have the best food best chef bring his friends an amazing night
chef bring his friends an amazing night
chef bring his friends an amazing night and she at the end of the day says Wow
and she at the end of the day says Wow
and she at the end of the day says Wow like that was awesome that was a great
like that was awesome that was a great
like that was awesome that was a great time but that was momentary pleasure
time but that was momentary pleasure
time but that was momentary pleasure that is not something that’s sustainable
that is not something that’s sustainable
that is not something that’s sustainable that was something that was just in the
that was something that was just in the
that was something that was just in the moment and then you look at the flipside
moment and then you look at the flipside
moment and then you look at the flipside imagine the chef who made that meal
imagine the chef who made that meal
imagine the chef who made that meal let’s pretend that was his passion his
let’s pretend that was his passion his
let’s pretend that was his passion his life goal was to be that chef and to be
life goal was to be that chef and to be
life goal was to be that chef and to be at this top restaurant making his food
at this top restaurant making his food
at this top restaurant making his food for these people he’s really living a
for these people he’s really living a
for these people he’s really living a long-term happiness because she’s doing
long-term happiness because she’s doing
long-term happiness because she’s doing something he’s passionate about and he’s
something he’s passionate about and he’s
something he’s passionate about and he’s being the best at something that he
being the best at something that he
being the best at something that he loves and so once you can do that you
loves and so once you can do that you
loves and so once you can do that you can focus on something you’re passionate
can focus on something you’re passionate
can focus on something you’re passionate about you can stray from things that
about you can stray from things that
about you can stray from things that aren’t sustainable that are
aren’t sustainable that are
aren’t sustainable that are materialistic you can stop living day to
materialistic you can stop living day to
materialistic you can stop living day to day from just a momentary feeling of
day from just a momentary feeling of
day from just a momentary feeling of pleasure and I know everyone’s probably
pleasure and I know everyone’s probably
pleasure and I know everyone’s probably heard of this saying before but it’s
heard of this saying before but it’s
heard of this saying before but it’s like it’s like the saying if you give a
like it’s like the saying if you give a
like it’s like the saying if you give a man a fish you feed him for a day if you
man a fish you feed him for a day if you
man a fish you feed him for a day if you teach a man to fish you feed him for a
teach a man to fish you feed him for a
teach a man to fish you feed him for a lifetime that’s the same with happiness
lifetime that’s the same with happiness
lifetime that’s the same with happiness you have to focus on on getting a
you have to focus on on getting a
you have to focus on on getting a happiness which you can sustain rather
happiness which you can sustain rather
happiness which you can sustain rather than just a momentary happiness so my
than just a momentary happiness so my
than just a momentary happiness so my message is you get anything from this
message is you get anything from this
message is you get anything from this talk at all is basically just find
talk at all is basically just find
talk at all is basically just find something that you’re passionate about
something that you’re passionate about
something that you’re passionate about find something you love and that you
find something you love and that you
find something you love and that you want to do and be the best you can
want to do and be the best you can
want to do and be the best you can possibly be at that and don’t let anyone
possibly be at that and don’t let anyone
possibly be at that and don’t let anyone anyone stop you don’t let anything
anyone stop you don’t let anything
anyone stop you don’t let anything derail you don’t let momentary pleasure
derail you don’t let momentary pleasure
derail you don’t let momentary pleasure stop you from this this ultimate
stop you from this this ultimate
stop you from this this ultimate happiness can always keep in mind how
happiness can always keep in mind how
happiness can always keep in mind how you can differ long term happiness which
you can differ long term happiness which
you can differ long term happiness which is momentary pleasure thank you
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