Happy People Live Longer

So I see this Time magazine, and it's talking about happiness. People who are actively participating in their faith tend to be more happy than people who are not. Also, take two depressed people. The person who is a big believer in their faith also tend to be less depressed than one who, well, isn't. Of course, there are exceptions. But with most people, religion gives them a purpose, and a better sense of self-worth. Then they started talking about these scientists who were monitoring brain activity of a buddhist monk. The monk started to meditate, and they soon saw a great increase in brain activity in the foward left side of the brain. It turns out, when the brain has lots of activity in this area, the person is happy. As a result, this happiness emotion can be controlled, by people like said monk. Also, they thought that they could determine how much a baby would cry. You know those babies who cry when you get near them, and then the babies who fall, smash a knee or elbow, look sad, then start smiling when you come near them. These scientists were thinking that they could tell if a baby would be a cryer or not depending on the amount of brain activity in that area of the brain which controlls happiness.

It's amazing the kind of stuff you can find when you look... or are sitting at the table at 5:30 am eating breakfast, lol