![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Michael Norton, one of the study co-authors summarizes the deep-seated and universal nature of the need to love in his excellent TED talk. More interestingly, the amount of money spent on others didn’t make a difference to happiness levels: those who spent $5 derived just as much happiness as those who spent $20. ![]() Those who spent the money on others, it turned out, grew happier than those who spent it on themselves. Participants in both groups were then asked to either spend the money on themselves or on others. In an interesting set of studies, participants were either given $5 or $20 as part of an experiment. Expressing love or compassion for others benefits not just the recipient of affection, but also the person who delivers it.Īnd what’s more, it appears that even small acts of kindness generate just as much happiness as do lofty acts. De la Cruz eschews the original tale’s fantastical aspects and creeping sense of danger for romance and courtly intrigue, grounding the gently unspooling narrative in the source material’s familiar framework. He recalls Electra because her mother calls him, giving him a sentimental oasis to cling to in order to escape his life with Omi. 'De la Cruz loosely reimagines Snow White in this beguiling historical fantasy set in 1621 Bavaria. He is not however in control of his emotions, so his memories are fragmented, and out of order. We know that the desire to love and care for others is a hard-wired and deep-seated because the fulfillment of this desire enhances our happiness levels. In 'Love,' Murphy essentially relives a past life. ![]()
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