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Happiness does not really depend on objective circumstances like wealth, health, or even community. Rather, it depends on the coincidence of objective circumstances and subjective expectations. If we want an ox cart and get an ox cart, we are satisfied. If we want a new Ferrari and get a used Fiat, we are disappointed. This is why, in the long run, winning the lottery can have just as much influence on happiness as a car accident. As things improve, so do expectations, and as a result, even a dramatic improvement in objective conditions does not necessarily satisfy us. But even in spite of a serious illness, we can remain as happy as we were before, if we come to terms with our condition and accept that we have to give up certain things and continue to live.

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Happiness does not really depend on objective circumstances like wealth, health, or even community. Rather, it depends on the coincidence of objective circumstances and subjective expectations. If we want an ox cart and get an ox cart, we are satisfied. If we want a new Ferrari and get a used Fiat, we are disappointed. This is why, in the long run, winning the lottery can have just as much influence on happiness as a car accident. As things improve, so do expectations, and as a result, even a dramatic improvement in objective conditions does not necessarily satisfy us. But even in spite of a serious illness, we can remain as happy as we were before, if we come to terms with our condition and accept that we have to give up certain things and continue to live.

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Hungarian

"A boldogság nem igazán függ olyan objektív körülményektől, mint a gazdagság, az egészség, vagy akár a közösség. Sokkal inkább függ az objektív körülmények és a szubjektív elvárások egybeesésétől. Ha ökrös szekeret akarunk, és ökrös szekeret kapunk, elégedettek vagyunk. Ha új Ferrarit akarunk, és használt Fiatot kapunk, csalódunk. Ezért lehet hosszú távon a lottónyeremény éppen akkora befolyással a boldogságra, mint egy autóbaleset. Ahogy a dolgok javulnak, nőnek az elvárások is, és ennek következtében még az objektív körülmények drámai javulása sem feltétlenül elégít ki minket. Ám akár egy súlyos betegség ellenére is maradhatunk éppolyan boldogok, mint azelőtt, ha megbékélünk állapotunkkal, és elfogadjuk, hogy bizonyos dolgokról lemondva kell tovább élnünk."

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