People will often find that they go through different phases of emotions. Depending on what kind of situation they may be in, emotions can range in diverse moods such as being cheerful to depressed or even angry to nervous. One common feeling that people may occasionally encounter is being happy. However, not everyone may view happy the same way as everyone else. Happy can have different meanings to several different people. The word itself has evolved into a positive connotation in today’s world and has become a commodity that everyone tends to seek for in life. 
	As said before, the word “happy” can have quite a few definitions which are all correct in their own way. According to the definitions given on Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary online, happy is an adjective that is defined as “favored by luck or fortune” or “enjoying or characterized by well-being and contentment” (http://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy). By following with these definitions, some may believe that being happy in other words means being fortunate.  When being in the state of joy and content, some may feel happy because they may have both the tangible and intangible things in life. For instance, a person could be feeling happy because he or she has won the lottery or was given a raise at work. That person was fortunate enough to encounter the coincidence of luckily gaining something that contributes to their living.  Another person may be happy for believing they have everything they need to get through life. This can include having a house to live under with a loving family, as well as having food to eat and water to drink. 
	Defining the word happy can also be given through its noun form happiness. Another website gives the statement that “Happiness is what you feel when what you want to happen happens” and therefore “…unhappiness is what we feel when what we want to happen does not happen” (http://www.akgupta.com/Thoughts/what_is_happiness.htm). To extend this definition, happiness can be achieved once one’s desires and needs have been fulfilled. For example, a teenage male can feel happiness when he has been given a brand new car after waiting and desiring for so long. He is in the state of being satisfied and content. If the teenager had not been given the car, perhaps he would feel just the opposite of being happy and be sad instead.