When given the opportunity to watch and write about the documentary film, The Economics of Happiness, by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick & John Page, I was delighted. I had watched the trailer and had heard excellent reviews and was ready to take it all in.
I watched as the film examined how fewer and fewer people are finding happiness in a world of materialism, perceived image, and wealth. It also took a deeper look into the concept of localization and how we have moved away from local economies and are losing site of our communities and our cultures in addition to wasting valuable resources in the process.
The film proved to be a little heavier then I had expected and I actually watched again to get a better sense of how I felt about it.
Had I fallen victim to today's world of materialism and was I truly happy?
What I discovered from this excellent and thought-provoking film was something that I had known all along but needed to be reminded. There is a very fine balance between happiness and getting lost in the shuffle of life, materialism, image, and wealth.
For those of you who are looking for a thoughtful and emotionally charged film, I recommend watching "The Economics of Happiness" and hearing from leaders in the field of economics and psychology as well as regular people who tell you what motivates and inspires them. You might discover something new.
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