Dennis has changed the way I think for over a decade now. I love how he simply explains life in such an articulate and respectful way. Never afraid to admit when he is wrong. Thank you Dennis for being an awesome voice of truth and reason.
I kind of. Agree with you but I think it's something you should be taught when you're eight years old. Furthermore college students are not kids. They should be old enough to go and take on responsibility instead of always being taken taking taking.Give more to me give more to me.I need more knowledge.What we need to do is read benjamin franklin soda biography and study his virtues in my opinion. So the only reason I put a thumbs down was you referred to adults as college kids?They're not kids and they're frankly very old to be hearing this for the first time if that was what your inference was.
This is the first time I've listened to Dennis Prager, but I will certainly become a regular. I've been greatly blessed in my life with my family, my faith as an Orthodox Christian, with material wealth, travel, education, a loving husband, and everything coming up roses except for chronic pain. I don't have to act, because I am in fact contented, if not totally happy all the time. Dennis has made me aware of how I impact others when I talk of my pain, so I'll try acting, and believe I'll consequently become less aware of my pain.
+Virginia Tschanz Thank you for your comment-with which I agree. After a twenty year nursing career, I've lived with chronic illness/pain of Scleroderma since 1996 and wish I had heard Dennis' message 20 years ago after diagnosis. I'm sure I've made my husbands life so difficult and wish I could go back and not talk about how distraught I feel so much. Will begin today to smile and laugh around him more often, despite how I'm feeling.
I've started trying to do the same thing. I will sometime talk of my aches and pains with friends. Like Dennis says here, talk with your friends. But I always try to end it by saying that everybody has something wrong, bad back, bad leg whatever, so then I laugh about it and say so maybe I'm not so bad off after all. And really end with a laugh. If nothing else it helps me get through the day.
+Virginia Tschanz - interesting how a Jew like Prager (i.e., he thinks Jesus was a fraud) can possess so much good judgment and wisdom in the eyes of an Orthodox Christian.
I’ve been listening to Dennis for a long time. He makes practical sense with so many areas. He talks about subjects others see as taboo or ones most don’t talk about …at least in a public forum. Love his Happiness Hour & the hour he has once a week on men & women. I’ve learned a lot from him. Try to share his thoughts especially on happiness with my loved ones….especially my children.
@@misplacednewyawker8320, I think in your obsession of hating the person of President Trump you missed the point of the entire speech here by Mr. Prager.
@@misplacednewyawker8320 As the Scripture (not the Humanist Manifesto) clearly specifies "Before you speak of the speck in your brother's eye, remove the log from your own eye, that way you can see more clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye, after you've removed the log from your own eye " It's kind of like "Judge not, lest ye be judged." As well as, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor." Slandering a brother, and ignorantly, arrogantly speaking falsely about the man who I voted for President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, is distinctly immoral, unwise, repugnant, and very deplorable!!
My goodness, I’m so happy to have listened to Dennis today 01/03/2023 , I consider my self a happy and blessed person ,but I do sometimes fight some inner demons, anxiety, a low extent of depression, and I now know how my behavior could’ve had effect the people around me . And after this lecture I will try to lead my behavior in a better outcome towards others , thank you Dennis , it was a joy listening to you this evening and an eye opener!
I am the one who is moody, I am because I see so much stupidity around you. I can't stand people who are okay with everything. If you are okay with everything, then you are useless.
Several thoughts on this outstanding lecture concerning such an important topic. Below are the points I agree and disagree with Prager on AGREE 1. The opening introduction was very good. 2. Actions are definitely more important than feelings. 3. To beat procrastination they act first then you get in the mood. Very rarely will you ever be in the mood first to act. 4. Happy people attract people since no one wants to be around a negative pissed off person. 5. If you kids are unhappy as adults there is little you can do to change them. I believe trying to adjust behaviors and beliefs as adults is almost impossible. 6. Many times as an adult you need to act in contrary to your feelings. 7. You do have to let go of the past DISAGREE 1. Feeling some unhappiness is good since it can bring about change. Some people need to reach a certain level of pain or unhappiness to want to change. 2. Sharing your feelings with others is not recommended as either people don't care, are incapable of providing any helpful advice or will see you as a troubled person that they no longer want to associate with.
This was absolutely amazing! I'm generally uni-polar, aka, happy 95% of the time. It DOES attract people, it DOES improve my life and those lives around me. Such good advice. Is my life perfect? Absolutely not! If I stop and think about my trials, the things that hold me back, those around me that try to drag me down, there are many ... So what? I don't let those things define me. My grandmother gave me advice when I was young about trying to 'please' everyone, and it's so true. She'd quote President Lincoln (poet John Lydgate supposedly said this and later Lincoln adapted it), “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time." Life changing. YOU DO YOU. And if you listen to Dennis Prager's advice of just being happy, being real all the time, everything will fall into place. Love it! LIVE IT.
Being "real all the time" can just become an excuse to take others' happiness from them. Nothing wrong with not being 100% chipper all the time, but no reason to drag others down because there is always something that can be perceived as negative that one can complain about. One by one people will disappear from your life. Being inauthentic and not wanting to cause chaos in the life of others are two completely different things.
Every time I listen to you Dennis I come away with the affirmations of my own thinking . Those thoughts agree with yours 100% every time. And I listen often. You keep my keel in the proper attitude. Thank you.
David C Do you hear yourself? personal attacks? Ya' just keep showin' how upside down the world is. the left is all about personal attacks. even bigger, it attacks personal liberty and responsibility. if you don't see that, you're too far gone at the moment to have a conversation that goes anywhere and grows with. the world isn't a left right world, and he's said that, but he's also said that it is important to pinpoint who does what, and he always describes the right or left in clear, accurate ways. in the end, it's not a left right world but some times, just like your name, it's helpful to actually use a name to makes clear the kind of ideology or actions that a certain group takes part in. to have a name for who you are talking about. you just did it yourself by claiming the right is all about personal attacks, hahaha. he is very critical of the right too. and if you were a true listener and reader of his, every day, you'd know that he's written books, done speeches, has a segment every week, on happiness, and you are making one point for him, that the left is, shown by studies too and by just living life every day and seeing it, the left is unhappier, the secular are unhappier. He is one of the happiest people I've ever been witness to.
daniel curatolo Personal liberty? I admit the left is not perfect, but they are the only party that wants to stop Citizens United. The right is a joke. They want corps to give them as much money as they want. I am a working man and refuse to vote against myself. The right uses religion and racism to get regular folk to vote against themselves. As far as personal attacks, none are as bad as the right wing hate mongers on AM radio, which thankfully because of TuneIn and other internet radio options is dying.
David C And of course the right suppressing the vote, because rather than change their evil platform designed toward the wealthy, they know the demographics are going against them.
Ryan Ferretti Cons want the government to run your personal, intimate life. They want the government to tell you who you can if sex with, which drugs you can take. They want to ban abortions. There is nothing wrong with Teacher's Unions, you just want all the power in the hands of a few people at the top.
Rose NoHo how can you say you're informed and be this far off. they don't want the gov't to run your personal life, they want people to be personally responsible, and the gov't to let us do that, and for the gov't to also promote personal responsibility instead of taking it away from us. by giving us those liberties, we would be forced to face values, which when the gov't gives everything to us and there is no personal responsibility, they actually promote a social society that doesn't have values but gov't offerings. and there is nothing wrong with the idea of unions, but they have to be run financially and socially responsible, which they are not, and they actually take away tax dollars from people not even in the unions, cause political corruption, etc. everything is good until it is bad, and unions can be good if run responsibly and not corrupt like they are. you are so lost.
@Ericsurf6 "Happiness is really more of a choice than a feeling. " This is probably the only topic on which I disagree with Prager. Prager is doing the same thing that leftists do when they want to use a word that represents a concept or value, but then change the definition of that word as it suits them in their argument. For leftists some such words are "marriage," "fairness," and "sex." Happiness is a feeling. From Merriam-Webster: happiness: a : a state of well-being and contentment : joy b : a pleasurable or satisfying experience It may be desirable to act happy, but it is just the acting that is the good. It is good because we don't want to negatively affect others. If acting happy somehow results in actually becoming happy, or is just coincidental with happiness, then so much the better. But acting happy is not the same thing as being happy, by definition.
Happiness is temporal short lived and from outside stimulus which can change, but joy is eternal and from inside assurance and expectation of hope and can’t be taken away.
There's a song that I think summed up this man's philosophy perfectly. "Smile," by Charlie Chaplin: Smile, tho' your heart is aching Smile, even tho' it's breaking When there are clouds in the sky , you'll get by If you smile through your fear and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining thru for you Light up your face with gladness Hide ev'ry trace of sadness Altho' a tear maybe ever so near That's the time you must keep on trying Smile, what's the use of crying You'll find that life is still worthwhile If you just smile
Yep. Ol’ Charlie was a great composer and lyricist plus being a genius at film comedy. And the Red Scare of the McCarthy era in the early 50’s drove him to go back to England then Switzerland never to return. He return in the 70’s as a old man to accept a special Academy Award then left forever. He was a man who could compose that and America rejected him. That led to today.
Aaand then your all suppressed emotions blow up into your face. And people wonder why millenials are so depressed. They were raised by a generation that didn't teach them how to deal with emotions in healthy manner
12 YEARS ON WHEN THIS WAS UPLOADED ON UA-cam, AND TODAY, WHILST GETTING ON WITH TRIMMING THE CHRISTMAS TREE, I LISTENED... I LAUGHED..AND NODDED MANY TIMES IN AGREEMENT, I ALSO SHARED IT WITH MY FAMILY AND FB.. IN THE HOPE THEY WILL ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I DID. THANKS DENNIS!! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR GORGEOUS WIFE AND FAMILY.
Awesome! I loved listening to Mr. Prager speak on “happiness”. Such wisdom and insight. This was truly a blessing to me and I am so thankful I listened to it.
I’m going to use this to make a toast at my daughters wedding! It “feels” like (yes I get the irony!) the Protestant wedding is equivalent to the barmitzvah in our culture! Freedom from responsibility for my children’s happiness! I needed to hear much of this - looking forward the book. Thank you again Mr. Prager!
Although "happiness" is my setpoint that I nearly always strive to reset, I had never realized happiness as being a moral imperative, even though that belief resonates deeply with me. I am so grateful for the truth Dennis Prager speaks on a myriad of issues, issues more relevant today than even the 10 + years ago this was spoken! God bless your path Mr. Prager, you have illuminated mine tremendously!
WOW. I really loved this video. It was enlightening and hilarious, at the same time. I just wanted to share one thing I learned this year, on this same subject. When a reporter asked the Dalai Lama what was the best advice he could give to mankind, he responded: *"Strive to be happy."*
My motto is be constructive.My fifth grade teacher said go under something constructed this weekend.Her name was Mrs. Tulchinsky and her words burned in my mind branded into my heart.Thank you
Looking back on a very eventful life, it defies every common perception, but it is true for me, happiness trailed success, not the other way around. Today, I am watching my son in law confirming the case.
Wow. I mean, wow. I'm speechless. My only response to this incredible insight is sharing it with others. I'm gonna post this link everywhere, if you don't mind.
I would love to have a friend like you for the rest of my life. My background is in Economics, but I have an immense thirst to know everything that matters to the man of common sense.
i used to get on the elevator at work numerous times every day. many times i would say to whoever was on there, "thank you for stopping" i'm pretty sure every one of them smiled or laughed
This is a great talk. I wish I heard this when I was young. Not only is Prager wise, but he is absolutely hilarious. A natural comedian and a gifted speaker.
We don't want to be moody. GOD helps, nutrition helps, exercise helps and some medication, but that's a wild card. Giving thanks Honors The Lord. So I am thankful. He says, Honor me and I will honor you.
Thank you Mr Pragurer. My german shorthair bird dog wanted me to get up to finish what I started last night. I trust I'll get the opportunity to meet you one day
This is an interesting topic. It reminds me of a couple I met years ago when I was younger who knew my Dad. The man was very placid and intelligent, in fact my Dad arranged for me to work for him one summer since he wanted me to follow in his footsteps into the same trade as he had and this gentleman was the person who actually trained him. The woman was extremely obnoxious and treated the man like garbage even in public. The man tried very hard to change her even going to the extent of taking a year away from his business to spend full time with her in the hope of getting her to change. Not only did it not work but in later years when the poor man had a stroke and ended up disabled she actually deserted him. This is a good example of why non moody people should not get mixed up with the moody.
The best comedians simply reveal us to ourselves. This talk is more entertainingly amusing than most comedians. Enjoy Laughing while you watch! Towards the end he shares that if you share unhappiness with a closest friend, recognizing common sources if life's imperfections and conflicts can lead to -- of all things -- laughter and the happiness it takes to accept what cannot be changed and the beginning of wisdom to change our own reactions & values & ability to change the world for the better. In other words, he starts with happiness is a moral obligation as a general principle, and at the end gives very specific examples.
You are a blessing to the world. I have learned so much from your program, videos, cds Mr. Prager and Dr. Marmer. I hope one day I can make it to one of your lectures.
I shower twice a day because if feels good to be clean. The same goes that most people think I'm always in a good, cheerful and upbeat mood - especially when I'm down and sad and surly. It's nice to be thought of as approachable and liked. I choose to present myself that way because life is soooo much better because of it. It's my choice and that's the choice I have to live with.
Have listened to this talk many times. Would have enjoyed having you as a guest speaker when I taught interpersonal communication and teamwork. Your presentations make so much sense to me.
and also to those of you calling him a fraud, a man that says this, is no fraud: "and it's very sweet to see people start smiling, it's a big gift to give and receive, the gift of a happy disposition, is a gift to all who come in contact with you" - Dennis Prager
Yes, my stepfather told me all my childhood that I was stupid and ugly too.... and his name was also Jim... very strange. And yes it's always in the back of my mind even though most people would never know it. God bless you for the work you do, very nice talk. Thank you!
Dennis, I am thankful for your videos. They counter some of the bad messages I've taken in. I am impressed particular in this video with saying no to moods. I have made obeying my moods a religious practice since my youth and have suffered much. I've got some saying no to do.
"If you don't act how you feel you are an adult" this one line has changed countless circumstances I have encountered
Dennis has changed the way I think for over a decade now. I love how he simply explains life in such an articulate and respectful way. Never afraid to admit when he is wrong. Thank you Dennis for being an awesome voice of truth and reason.
These are lucky kids. To hear these lessons at their age, and to have so much time to benefit from them, is a great blessing.
And now it’s 2019 and the students would Stone Dennis
@@schizophrenicprojection5126 hey buddy. Check out my response somewhere else here. If you have ears to hear and eyes to see.
@@schizophrenicprojection5126 0
I kind of.
Agree with you but I think it's something you should be taught when you're eight years old. Furthermore college students are not kids. They should be old enough to go and take on responsibility instead of always being taken taking taking.Give more to me give more to me.I need more knowledge.What we need to do is read benjamin franklin soda biography and study his virtues in my opinion. So the only reason I put a thumbs down was you referred to adults as college kids?They're not kids and they're frankly very old to be hearing this for the first time if that was what your inference was.
Dennis, It is such a blessing to have discovered you. Never stop!
Amen!
How I feel recently!!👏👏
Thank you for the truth I am hopeful that others hear
@@benlujan288 I I am just going out with with a family for the
I’ve listened to this speech over and over and shared it with close friends. It’s perhaps my most liked talk ever. ❤
This is the first time I've listened to Dennis Prager, but I will certainly become a regular. I've been greatly blessed in my life with my family, my faith as an Orthodox Christian, with material wealth, travel, education, a loving husband, and everything coming up roses except for chronic pain. I don't have to act, because I am in fact contented, if not totally happy all the time. Dennis has made me aware of how I impact others when I talk of my pain, so I'll try acting, and believe I'll consequently become less aware of my pain.
+Virginia Tschanz Thank you for your comment-with which I agree. After a twenty year nursing career, I've lived with chronic illness/pain of Scleroderma since 1996 and wish I had heard Dennis' message 20 years ago after diagnosis. I'm sure I've made my husbands life so difficult and wish I could go back and not talk about how distraught I feel so much. Will begin today to smile and laugh around him more often, despite how I'm feeling.
I've started trying to do the same thing. I will sometime talk of my aches and pains with friends. Like Dennis says here, talk with your friends. But I always try to end it by saying that everybody has something wrong, bad back, bad leg whatever, so then I laugh about it and say so maybe I'm not so bad off after all. And really end with a laugh. If nothing else it helps me get through the day.
@@juliehodgman6618 Bless you and your husband, Julie.
@@7santarick Someone said "I once complained I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet."
+Virginia Tschanz - interesting how a Jew like Prager (i.e., he thinks Jesus was a fraud) can possess so much good judgment and wisdom in the eyes of an Orthodox Christian.
Dennis Prager is one of few sane people left on this earth
Dennis Praeger is one of my favorite people in the public light. He seems to be a genuinely good man.. we need more people like him in this world. 🙏🏼
oh god please no
I’ve been listening to Dennis for a long time. He makes practical sense with so many areas. He talks about subjects others see as taboo or ones most don’t talk about …at least in a public forum. Love his Happiness Hour & the hour he has once a week on men & women. I’ve learned a lot from him. Try to share his thoughts especially on happiness with my loved ones….especially my children.
Dennis, I’m sure you’ll never see this, but thanks my brother from another mother!
We don't have the right to make others miserable simply because we are feeling miserable. Excellent speech Dennis.
And yet I bet you support that sociopath Donald Trump who has not one quality of kindness at all.
@@misplacednewyawker8320,
I think in your obsession of hating the person of President Trump you missed the point of the entire speech here by Mr. Prager.
@@misplacednewyawker8320 As the Scripture (not the Humanist Manifesto) clearly specifies "Before you speak of the speck in your brother's eye, remove the log from your own eye, that way you can see more clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye, after you've removed the log from your own eye " It's kind of like "Judge not, lest ye be judged." As well as, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor." Slandering a brother, and ignorantly, arrogantly speaking falsely about the man who I voted for President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, is distinctly immoral, unwise, repugnant, and very deplorable!!
@@drreason2927 "Those who live and hate shall redeem their souls too late."-Savage Grace, Warner Bros. recording artists, Al Jacques, bass and vocals.
Misplaced New Yawker yep
This is a fantastic and important speech. I am completely amazed that he can give such a coherent speech without notes. I am so jealous!!
I wished that he used notes OR an outline at times..
A person in politics who uses notes should be the first to make the short list . If you are grown up you should Know your mind and thoughts .
This is one of the best speeches I have ever heard.
My goodness, I’m so happy to have listened to Dennis today 01/03/2023 , I consider my self a happy and blessed person ,but I do sometimes fight some inner demons, anxiety, a low extent of depression, and I now know how my behavior could’ve had effect the people around me . And after this lecture I will try to lead my behavior in a better outcome towards others , thank you Dennis , it was a joy listening to you this evening and an eye opener!
How’s that going so far?
What a gem! Brilliant lecture filled with wisdom.
I am the one who is moody, I am because I see so much stupidity around you. I can't stand people who are okay with everything. If you are okay with everything, then you are useless.
Several thoughts on this outstanding lecture concerning such an important topic. Below are the points I agree and disagree with Prager on
AGREE
1. The opening introduction was very good.
2. Actions are definitely more important than feelings.
3. To beat procrastination they act first then you get in the mood. Very rarely will you ever be in the mood first to act.
4. Happy people attract people since no one wants to be around a negative pissed off person.
5. If you kids are unhappy as adults there is little you can do to change them. I believe trying to adjust behaviors and beliefs as adults is almost impossible.
6. Many times as an adult you need to act in contrary to your feelings.
7. You do have to let go of the past
DISAGREE
1. Feeling some unhappiness is good since it can bring about change. Some people need to reach a certain level of pain or unhappiness to want to change.
2. Sharing your feelings with others is not recommended as either people don't care, are incapable of providing any helpful advice or will see you as a troubled person that they no longer want to associate with.
This was absolutely amazing! I'm generally uni-polar, aka, happy 95% of the time. It DOES attract people, it DOES improve my life and those lives around me. Such good advice. Is my life perfect? Absolutely not! If I stop and think about my trials, the things that hold me back, those around me that try to drag me down, there are many ... So what? I don't let those things define me. My grandmother gave me advice when I was young about trying to 'please' everyone, and it's so true. She'd quote President Lincoln (poet John Lydgate supposedly said this and later Lincoln adapted it), “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time." Life changing. YOU DO YOU. And if you listen to Dennis Prager's advice of just being happy, being real all the time, everything will fall into place. Love it! LIVE IT.
Being happy all the time | | being real all the time
You can pick only one!
Being "real all the time" can just become an excuse to take others' happiness from them. Nothing wrong with not being 100% chipper all the time, but no reason to drag others down because there is always something that can be perceived as negative that one can complain about. One by one people will disappear from your life. Being inauthentic and not wanting to cause chaos in the life of others are two completely different things.
Outstanding
love it : 'i didn't break her... i can't fix her'. he's right - brilliant
Every time I listen to you Dennis I come away with the affirmations of my own thinking . Those thoughts agree with yours 100% every time. And I listen often. You keep my keel in the proper attitude. Thank you.
BRILLIANT!
Lengthy, but worth every minute. Thank you for posting
BEST lecture I have ever watched on happiness, and I have watched DOZENS
This video is probably my most favorite Dennis video informative & funny but super informative!!!❤
This video should be mandatory, and there is so much wisdom.
Values guide me.
No offense but ur extremely attractive n VERY IMPORTANT 2 this planet! N ur really adorable n super awesome n so wonderful!
anyone leaving negative comments does not understand this man and his messages. He is BEAUTIFUL BRILLIANCE !!!!
David C
Do you hear yourself? personal attacks? Ya' just keep showin' how upside down the world is. the left is all about personal attacks. even bigger, it attacks personal liberty and responsibility. if you don't see that, you're too far gone at the moment to have a conversation that goes anywhere and grows with. the world isn't a left right world, and he's said that, but he's also said that it is important to pinpoint who does what, and he always describes the right or left in clear, accurate ways. in the end, it's not a left right world but some times, just like your name, it's helpful to actually use a name to makes clear the kind of ideology or actions that a certain group takes part in. to have a name for who you are talking about. you just did it yourself by claiming the right is all about personal attacks, hahaha. he is very critical of the right too. and if you were a true listener and reader of his, every day, you'd know that he's written books, done speeches, has a segment every week, on happiness, and you are making one point for him, that the left is, shown by studies too and by just living life every day and seeing it, the left is unhappier, the secular are unhappier. He is one of the happiest people I've ever been witness to.
daniel curatolo Personal liberty? I admit the left is not perfect, but they are the only party that wants to stop Citizens United. The right is a joke. They want corps to give them as much money as they want. I am a working man and refuse to vote against myself. The right uses religion and racism to get regular folk to vote against themselves. As far as personal attacks, none are as bad as the right wing hate mongers on AM radio, which thankfully because of TuneIn and other internet radio options is dying.
David C And of course the right suppressing the vote, because rather than change their evil platform designed toward the wealthy, they know the demographics are going against them.
Ryan Ferretti Cons want the government to run your personal, intimate life. They want the government to tell you who you can if sex with, which drugs you can take. They want to ban abortions.
There is nothing wrong with Teacher's Unions, you just want all the power in the hands of a few people at the top.
Rose NoHo how can you say you're informed and be this far off. they don't want the gov't to run your personal life, they want people to be personally responsible, and the gov't to let us do that, and for the gov't to also promote personal responsibility instead of taking it away from us. by giving us those liberties, we would be forced to face values, which when the gov't gives everything to us and there is no personal responsibility, they actually promote a social society that doesn't have values but gov't offerings. and there is nothing wrong with the idea of unions, but they have to be run financially and socially responsible, which they are not, and they actually take away tax dollars from people not even in the unions, cause political corruption, etc. everything is good until it is bad, and unions can be good if run responsibly and not corrupt like they are. you are so lost.
The best speech i have ever heard Dennis Prager this was a long time ago but applies throughout life. This should be listened to in school.
Finally some inspiration for confused people, like me, in a time of utter chaos. Thank you, Dennis!
I had to clap and had a tear in my eye just listening to the last line. Amazing man.
Thanks Dennis! Happiness is really more of a choice than a feeling. I've always felt that way. Why do so many people choose sadness?
Ericsurf6 good question
@Ericsurf6 "Happiness is really more of a choice than a feeling. "
This is probably the only topic on which I disagree with Prager. Prager is doing the same thing that leftists do when they want to use a word that represents a concept or value, but then change the definition of that word as it suits them in their argument. For leftists some such words are "marriage," "fairness," and "sex."
Happiness is a feeling. From Merriam-Webster:
happiness:
a : a state of well-being and contentment : joy
b : a pleasurable or satisfying experience
It may be desirable to act happy, but it is just the acting that is the good. It is good because we don't want to negatively affect others. If acting happy somehow results in actually becoming happy, or is just coincidental with happiness, then so much the better. But acting happy is not the same thing as being happy, by definition.
@@aqvws A state of well-being refers NOT to feelings, but one's Spirit.
bet you won't find this reply.
It's not a choice. It's a state of mind. Why are people sad? Well ask them what's wrong and maybe you can help them feel better.
Happiness is temporal short lived and from outside stimulus which can change, but joy is eternal and from inside assurance and expectation of hope and can’t be taken away.
This is the essence of living well. Now go and do it.
There's a song that I think summed up this man's philosophy perfectly.
"Smile," by Charlie Chaplin:
Smile, tho' your heart is aching
Smile, even tho' it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
, you'll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining thru for you
Light up your face with gladness
Hide ev'ry trace of sadness
Altho' a tear maybe ever so near
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile
Beautiful.
Thanks for sending this out for us❣️🤗
Q
Yep. Ol’ Charlie was a great composer and lyricist plus being a genius at film comedy. And the Red Scare of the McCarthy era in the early 50’s drove him to go back to England then Switzerland never to return. He return in the 70’s as a old man to accept a special Academy Award then left forever. He was a man who could compose that and America rejected him. That led to today.
Aaand then your all suppressed emotions blow up into your face. And people wonder why millenials are so depressed. They were raised by a generation that didn't teach them how to deal with emotions in healthy manner
Wow ! I am so glad he didn't leave out that last part. Wow it's all I can say. But I will always remember it and try to live by it.
This is awesome!!
What a speech!! THANK YOU @Dennis Prager
I JUST FOUND HIM,,,,,, I am so so Happy!! MBGA GBA love
The lectures and books of Dennis Prager are always uplifting to the listeners.
Put this on repeat
i am a lot happier after watching this than i was before. and i hope you all have a happy great day!!!
12 YEARS ON WHEN THIS WAS UPLOADED ON UA-cam, AND TODAY, WHILST GETTING ON WITH TRIMMING THE CHRISTMAS TREE, I LISTENED... I LAUGHED..AND NODDED MANY TIMES IN AGREEMENT, I ALSO SHARED IT WITH MY FAMILY AND FB.. IN THE HOPE THEY WILL ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I DID. THANKS DENNIS!! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR GORGEOUS WIFE AND FAMILY.
Awesome! I loved listening to Mr. Prager speak on “happiness”. Such wisdom and insight. This was truly a blessing to me and I am so thankful I listened to it.
What a wonderful speaker.
From the very first time I listened to Dennis, I realized how much he had in store for me.
I still believe that one bedrock of happiness is the ability to be grateful...
Happy/Grateful is he/she whose God is Yahweh..
I’ve tested it . It’s true.the ability to see even the most minor things as miracles
I’m going to use this to make a toast at my daughters wedding! It “feels” like (yes I get the irony!) the Protestant wedding is equivalent to the barmitzvah in our culture! Freedom from responsibility for my children’s happiness! I needed to hear much of this - looking forward the book. Thank you again Mr. Prager!
One of the best speeches ever! I recommend it for everyone ‼️
Although "happiness" is my setpoint that I nearly always strive to reset, I had never realized happiness as being a moral imperative, even though that belief resonates deeply with me.
I am so grateful for the truth Dennis Prager speaks on a myriad of issues, issues more relevant today than even the 10 + years ago this was spoken!
God bless your path Mr. Prager, you have illuminated mine tremendously!
got to love this man
excellent, time to grow up
Thank you Dennis Prager!
Wonderful lecture. Starts at 3:45
Thank U, Dennis, for such a great lecture!
Thank you Dennis, I have respected and admired you for over close to three decades and I hope to meet you one day.
This is the most brilliant & humorous speech I've heard.love it💪💪💪
about an hour and 15 min. good stuff for anyone with children to see, uninterrupted
Great lecture on happiness. Act right in spite of mood produces happiness in life.
Sending love and blessings from Canada!
WOW. I really loved this video. It was enlightening and hilarious, at the same time.
I just wanted to share one thing I learned this year, on this same subject. When a reporter asked the Dalai Lama what was the best advice he could give to mankind, he responded: *"Strive to be happy."*
What a speech ! Like it . 🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸
Wisdom
A profound lesson for everyone
My motto is be constructive.My fifth grade teacher said go under something constructed this weekend.Her name was Mrs. Tulchinsky and her words burned in my mind branded into my heart.Thank you
Looking back on a very eventful life, it defies every common perception, but it is true for me, happiness trailed success, not the other way around. Today, I am watching my son in law confirming the case.
G-d bless you Denis Prager you are a gift to civilization. I hope your lectures educate the world. A national treasure.
We should all treasure this man’s body of work.
Thank you for this. This was a great listen. I will be sharing this and relistening.
Wow. I mean, wow. I'm speechless. My only response to this incredible insight is sharing it with others. I'm gonna post this link everywhere, if you don't mind.
I would love to have a friend like you for the rest of my life. My background is in Economics, but I have an immense thirst to know everything that matters to the man of common sense.
Hilarious ! Mr. Prager you have changed my perspective on Happiness and I will now try to remember that "Happiness is a moral obligation" Thank you.
Wow! Wonderful!
Wow ! One of the best I ever could use in my life .
Brilliant.
i used to get on the elevator at work numerous times every day. many times i would say to whoever was on there, "thank you for stopping" i'm pretty sure every one of them smiled or laughed
This lecture is what happens when you have wisdom not simply knowledge. Mr, Prager is knowledgeable and more importantly than that, wise.
This is a great talk. I wish I heard this when I was young. Not only is Prager wise, but he is absolutely hilarious. A natural comedian and a gifted speaker.
Excellent speaker
This is one of the greatest advice I've ever received. Thank you Dennis, you changed my perception of happiness.
Scripture says “Be joyful always”. This is a great explanation of why. I’m the “moody” and this was a zinger!
So God is a dictator of emotion? What an asshole.
We don't want to be moody. GOD helps, nutrition helps, exercise helps and some medication, but that's a wild card. Giving thanks Honors The Lord. So I am thankful. He says, Honor me and I will honor you.
Being 68 , I can understand in school disapline we learned manners and respect from our parents and teachers.
Thank you Mr Pragurer. My german shorthair bird dog wanted me to get up to finish what I started last night. I trust I'll get the opportunity to meet you one day
Fantastic. Loved this speech. Dennis Prager at his best.
This is an interesting topic. It reminds me of a couple I met years ago when I was younger who knew my Dad. The man was very placid and intelligent, in fact my Dad arranged for me to work for him one summer since he wanted me to follow in his footsteps into the same trade as he had and this gentleman was the person who actually trained him.
The woman was extremely obnoxious and treated the man like garbage even in public. The man tried very hard to change her even going to the extent of taking a year away from his business to spend full time with her in the hope of getting her to change. Not only did it not work but in later years when the poor man had a stroke and ended up disabled she actually deserted him. This is a good example of why non moody people should not get mixed up with the moody.
I woke up laughing one time. The sound startled me and I believe that is what woke me up LOL
+tango1 foxtrot1 no one wakes up happy. never happened except on a planet far far away from this world.
@@DavidHRelkin Not true. I'm saddened that you hold that view. I pray that you will be able to experience that for yourself!
Love this!
Spot on . . . . . . . . .
The best comedians simply reveal us to ourselves. This talk is more entertainingly amusing than most comedians. Enjoy Laughing while you watch!
Towards the end he shares that if you share unhappiness with a closest friend, recognizing common sources if life's imperfections and conflicts can lead to -- of all things -- laughter and the happiness it takes to accept what cannot be changed and the beginning of wisdom to change our own reactions & values & ability to change the world for the better.
In other words, he starts with happiness is a moral obligation as a general principle, and at the end gives very specific examples.
You are a blessing to the world.
I have learned so much from your program, videos, cds Mr. Prager and Dr. Marmer.
I hope one day I can make it to one of your lectures.
Thank you for posting this powerful talk, really insightful commentary on a subject that's really important.
I shower twice a day because if feels good to be clean. The same goes that most people think I'm always in a good, cheerful and upbeat mood - especially when I'm down and sad and surly. It's nice to be thought of as approachable and liked. I choose to present myself that way because life is soooo much better because of it. It's my choice and that's the choice I have to live with.
excellent speech!
🤯 this is incredible!
Have listened to this talk many times. Would have enjoyed having you as a guest speaker when I taught interpersonal communication and teamwork. Your presentations make so much sense to me.
Brilliant
I love this man! This is GREAT!
and also to those of you calling him a fraud, a man that says this, is no fraud: "and it's very sweet to see people start smiling, it's a big gift to give and receive, the gift of a happy disposition, is a gift to all who come in contact with you" - Dennis Prager
Fantastic speech!
excellent
Just great!
Yes, my stepfather told me all my childhood that I was stupid and ugly too.... and his name was also Jim... very strange. And yes it's always in the back of my mind even though most people would never know it. God bless you for the work you do, very nice talk. Thank you!
Dennis, I am thankful for your videos. They counter some of the bad messages I've taken in. I am impressed particular in this video with saying no to moods. I have made obeying my moods a religious practice since my youth and have suffered much. I've got some saying no to do.
Bless you, Todd. I pray you are able to overcome your demons! 🙏🏻