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Happiness vs Peace

When i started my journey of Life, the notion which I was made to believe is that 'Happiness" is what you seek and try and attain. However in the course of my journey I have slowly got convinced that Peace is the ethereal thing which is more significant than happiness. Definitions:  As per Oxford dictionary Peace: Freedom  from  disturbance ;  tranquillity : Mental or emotional  calm : Happiness: The state of being  happy  ( Feeling or showing  pleasure  or  contentment ) :  The difference in meaning between these 2 words took me quite some journey to understand.  If you look at the definitions I guess the key difference is that Peace is about internal calm and tranquility and happiness is that upward curve or blip which comes and passes away.  Happiness Happiness is the state of mind which one reaches post an event which brings some degree of pleasure to ones senses. A good meal, a beautiful...