World Happiness ranking and viewsoif the world Mr Venkata Giri obviously stuck to knowledge in another group, had served on a platter, Speaking Tree. I liked it. In the mean time I had an article long on religious violences as demarked by the world if it is against the HINDU and Muslim in one yardstick, if it is Hindu against Christians in another yard stick; also I saw what are the narratives so long, was made to look alike only from India bit nowhere else on this earth. If The master goes to Syria, Arab nations it is not a religious violences but only a war; if it is some one beating some one or driving out the crowds with measures so harsh, it is controlling only, but not Racism. The measure of happiness in India was 136 or 125 because, WAS BECAUSE “INDIA has continuously been placed low on the index of the riot-torn society : AS YARDSTICK; China incidents right from square -student riots till date are simple issues ; Bangladesh insurgency that made so many run towards west Bengal is a local issue. Nepal riots are about who is the King and PM and hence happiness is not obstructed. Hence the statistics lie more is evidenced by marking Finland as the happiest, where the yardsticks are framed first, keeping in mind the list; then the rankings. (Vide attachment of word doc which not only give erroneous judgements but also a history which is in one place)
2 What is the basis of Nordic measurement and how Finnish negativized the report? In other words, the happiness they’re after is overall contentedness with life. The creators of the report say that they can “identify key determinants of wellbeing,” and that this information “can help countries to craft policies aimed at achieving happier societies.” Finland, as well as the other Nordic countries, has worked to create a society that possesses an infrastructure of happiness. there are disagreements and dissent, but debates play out in an environment of openness and *transparency* <https://toolbox.finland.fi/life-society/country-ranking-transparent-country-2/> . Finland’s repeated success in the World Happiness Report stems from factors that also show up in other reports, indexes and international comparisons. At the time of writing, according to various organisations and surveys, Finland is the world’s *most stable* <https://toolbox.finland.fi/life-society/country-ranking-stable-nation/> and *least corrupt* <https://toolbox.finland.fi/life-society/country-ranking-least-corrupted/> country, and is first in *good governance* <https://toolbox.finland.fi/life-society/country-ranking-governance/> and in *political and civil freedom* <https://toolbox.finland.fi/life-society/country-ranking-political-civil-freedom/>. It is ranked second in *press freedom* <https://toolbox.finland.fi/life-society/country-ranking-press-freedom/>, second in *gender equality* <https://toolbox.finland.fi/life-society/country-ranking-gender-gap/>, third in *children’s rights* <https://toolbox.finland.fi/life-society/country-ranking-childrens-rights/> and fourth in *education* <https://toolbox.finland.fi/life-society/country-ranking-education/>. It tops the *Sustainable Development Index* <https://toolbox.finland.fi/life-society/sustainable-development/> and the *Work-Life Balance Index* <https://toolbox.finland.fi/themes/functionality-and-wellbeing/country-ranking-work-life-balance/>, and places third in the *EU Social Justice Index* <https://toolbox.finland.fi/life-society/country-ranking-socially-just-country/>. Finland is also the EU country where people express the *most trust* <https://toolbox.finland.fi/life-society/country-ranking-trust-in-people-in-eu-countries/> in each other.. Good governance, press freedom, trust, equality and education offer a basis for maintaining progress despite difficulties – and to attain some kind of happiness, too, along the way. 2 What exactly the view opposite when interviewed 2018 Finnish: According to the *2018 World Happiness Report* <http://worldhappiness.report/ed/2018/>, based on research conducted by Gallup, Finland is the happiest country in the world. The Finns *are not so sure about the result* <https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/finland-is-the-happiest-country-in-the-world-and-finns-arent-happy-about-it/>, though – being, as they are, a typically stoic sort of people. “Nordic people, and the Finns in particular, are emotionally introverted,” explained Meik Wiking, CEO of the *Happiness Research Institute* <https://www.happinessresearchinstitute.com/>, an independent think tank in Denmark that studies happiness and wellbeing. “They rarely rank highly on expressions of joy or anger – they are very different in that way from people from Latin America, for example, who have a more exuberant emotional expression as a people. For [the Finns], happiness is more about living a reserved, balanced and resilient life.” Tervamäki agrees, saying, “I have very contradictory feelings about the happiness survey. Finnish people read it and laugh, like ‘What? Us?’. What comes to my mind is that Finnish people are content more than happy.” 3 So going to temple is not included as a value of happiness. Then how can the abstract be measured so accurately about the earth? Recently I saw a film on OTT. A couple and 2 kids in Norway, really happened, and with the help of BJP minister SUSHMA SWARAJ applying pressure were brought over to India. The Norway had done welfare happiness provisions for kids; west Bengal mother young due to work pressure takes few seconds when baby is crying; feeds the babies with the hands; they were seated in a place where clothes are scattered; husband in oil refinery does not help her; and does not help her in her fight also; according to Norway officials they are offences; they come daily to evaluate for 3 months; one day the officials steal the kids and place them under Govt custody boycotting the mother BECAUSE THE CHILDREN ARE NOT HAPPY:: THIS IS NORDIC PROCESS. If you have time, you may see it on Netflix or amazon prime. Thus, as seen above, Finnish do not agree with these statistics. K Rajaram IRS 10 6 23 On Fri, 9 Jun 2023 at 14:09, 'venkat giri' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *Respected Sir/s,* > > * In the **World Happiness Report (WHR**), **the > happiness scores** come from a survey **of **life satisfaction**, **which > goes something like this: Considering your life as a whole and using the > mental image of a ladder, with the best possible life as a 10 and worst > possible as a 0**, **indicate where on the ladder one personally stand.** > This question basically **gets people thinking about themselves and their > resources, accomplishments, opportunities, and status.* > > *The WHR 2023 declares **FINLAND** as the **happiest nation > for the sixth consecutive year.* *India’s ranking has increased from 136 > to 125;* *however, **it is still behind its neighbours **Bangladesh, > Nepal, and China**. **INDIA** has continuously been placed **low** on the > index of the **least riot-torn society **and having the fastest growing > economy in the world. **Scandinavian countries usually > top the list**, the **US falls some place in the mid-teens**, and > war-torn and **deeply impoverished countries are at the bottom.* > > *It makes one wonder whether the happiness ranking is biased > toward a certain philosophy or cultural ideals?* > > *Our cultural context** shapes how we think about happiness. **For > example, satisfaction with life is a very individually focussed way of > evaluating happiness; the question is about ONE’s own experience, and > likely makes sense to people from individualistic cultures.** > Individualistic cultures like that of Scandinavian countries tend to think > of happiness **as an experience of excitement and fun.* > > *In other countries, like India, the > cultural orientation to happiness is more value-based and > relationship-oriented, focussed on communal harmony and social > interdependence.** In other words, happiness there **is not constrained > to the individual but comes **from shared experiences. **People in > collectivist cultures would typically **rate their happiness highly **only > if other people around them were also happy**.* > > *Jeffrey Sachs, co-author of the WHR, at the launch ceremony > of the Report,** said, “**Virtue, ethics and happiness **in our ancient > traditions of Plato and Aristotle or Christianity or Buddhism or Hinduism > or other great ancient wisdom, **went hand-in-hand* *with the idea that > to be happy was a skill that one developed by being a good person.* > > *ARISTOTLE** explained that being a good person **meant > being good to **oneself** and to **others**.* *We forgot a lot of that in > modern history**. The ancient tradition was brushed aside by some bad > philosophy of Hobbs and others, who said, **people are evil, nasty, > ruthlessly ambitious, and insatiable in demands and it’s all a game of > power or wealth**…”* > > * Hobbs’ model said, ONE needs a **leviathan*****,** an > all-powerful government.** Later writers like Machiavelli in this > tradition talked about profit maximisation. **It was all about > maximisation and not about moderation, friendship, the skill of being a > good citizen. And so modern philosophy turned away from the issue of > personal and social virtues and moved towards how to tame the bad instincts > of people who were pretty **incorrigible.**(* *சரிசெய்ய அல்லது சீர்படுத்த > முடியாதது)* > > *-----* > > ****Leviathan is a mythological creature that is referred to in the Holy > Bible, especially in the **Old Testament**. It is, in general terms, a > sea creature that represents chaos and evil before the creation of the > world. This creature would have been created by God.* > > *---* > > *One wonders why virtues like compassion, gratitude, generosity, > forgiveness, humility, humour, empathy, and integrity, which form the basis > of a happier and meaningful life, are grossly missing from the WHR survey > of life satisfaction. Perhaps it is time we revisited the ancient > philosophy of happiness.* > > *Editorial by **TK Mishra*** for "SPEEKING TREE "* > > **The writer is a happiness researcher and founder-director of School of > Happiness, Ramanujan College, and University of Delhi.* > > *Regards* > > *V.Sridharan* > > *Trichy* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/745469276.1505343.1686344977797%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/745469276.1505343.1686344977797%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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