Of course, minority of Japanese are very happy. I was shaken with the revelation when I read these words.This could be the core to the difference between Japanese and the majority of the rest of the world.Japanese is the culture of pursuit of avoiding sadness and discomfort, whereas many cultures of the world are of pursuit of happiness.Look at the Americans.They often quote the Declaration of Independence phrase, “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”Ĭould this be why that people from other parts of the world can not read the expression on the face of Japanese people?Is this why Japanese did not panic or shown sadness and grief in 2011 Great Earthquake and Tsunami?Is this why Japanese audience do not respond spontaneously to great live performances?Because Japanese are trained from the day they are born to pursue un-sadness and not happiness?Is this why Japanese mainstream products are not great by today’s global standard, because the absence of sadness or lack of bad surprise is no longer relevant?
The lesson 2 of Positive Psychology class at the Penn State University World Campus started with these words:ĭid you know that the opposite of sadness is not happiness? The opposite of sadness is actually…the absence of sadness.What this means is that if you could get rid of everything that is making you sad, you still would not be happy.You would simply be not sad.Psychological research has discovered that our negative emotions such as sadness, fear, anger, anxiety, and our positive emotions such as joy, excitement, adoration, and serenity exist as two independent systems.That is why, if you want to be a truly happy person, it is not enough to deal with the negative feelings in your life.You also need to know how to create positive feelings.
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