I Want To Be Happy
5 minutes
Section Aim
To understand that being happy is one of the most popular desires that people have for their lives and 10:10 is a course that can help them to discover how .
Instructions
Start by asking the group the question below . You can ask them to guess the answer or give them some options from the list below and ask them to vote on which they think is correct .
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When people around the world are asked “ what do you want in life ?” there is one response that is most popular . What do you think it is ?
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What do most people want in life ?
When people around the world are asked “ what do you want in life ?” there is one response that is most popular . What do you think it is ?
1 . I want to be famous 2 . I want to be rich 3 . I want to be happy 4 . I want to be healthy
What do most people want in life ?
When people around the world are asked “ what do you want in life ?” there is one response that is most popular . What do you think it is ?
1 . I want to be famous 2 . I want to be rich 3 . I want to be happy 4 . I want to be healthy 5 . I want to live a long life
5 . I want to live a long life
Instructions
Now reveal the answer as number 3 — I want to be happy . Discuss a couple of the questions below before ending this section with the summary at the end .
The most popular answer is “ I want to be happy ”. Interestingly when parents are asked what they want for their children a majority of them say the same . They want their children to be happy .
Questions
Do you agree that most people want to be happy ? Do you think that most people know how to be happy ? Why should we bother trying to be happy ? *
* You could explore this question in more depth using the Going Deeper section below
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