How Does John Stuart Mill Obtain Happiness

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How you ever wonder how to get happiness?John Stuart Mill argues about the things that makes you happy truly don't. I agree with John Stuart Mills argument that we should not search happiness. The reasons why i agree with John when he said to ask yourself whether you are happy.If you were happy you wouldn't be asking yourself if your happy. Those people who say that to themselves aren't sure what makes them happy or don't know what is happiness to them. Another reason reason is that sometimes the things that you don't enjoy might turn up being your happiness without you searching for it. So you might have to give a chance for everything because you never know. Another reason why I agree with John is that you find true happiness when you give

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