A to Z Quick Chat 91 | Do you believe that happiness is a choice, or is it influenced more by external factors?

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack is joined by May, Layla, and Hendrick as they discuss the following question: Do you believe that happiness is a choice, or is it influenced more by external factors?00:00:01JackWelcome to the A-Z English podcast, where Jack and Social take you on a journey from learning the basics to mastering the nuances of the English language. Our podcast is designed for non-native speakers who are looking to improve their English skills in a fun and interactive way. Each episode covers a wide range of topics.00:00:23JackFrom grammar and vocabulary to slang and culture to help you navigate the English speaking world with ease.00:00:34JackWelcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm one of the hosts of the podcast and today I am without social but do not worry, I am with May from Malaysia, Hendrick from Indonesia and Leila from Saudi Arabia. So we 3 for the price of 1.00:00:54JackCan't complain with that, so steal.00:00:57JackUM so.00:00:59JackWhat we're going to do today is a quick chat episode and I'm going to read a question to you and then I want you guys to just, you know, think about it and tell me what, what your opinions are. There's no right or wrong answer to these. These are just opinion questions. But the question is.00:01:19JackDo you believe that happiness is a choice, or is it influenced?00:01:26JackBy external factors and I'll read it one more time. Do you believe happiness is a choice that we make? Or is happiness influenced by?00:01:41JackExternal factors, things that happen to us.00:01:44JackIn our daily lives.00:01:48LaylaIt's close.00:01:52MayCostume make a decision for me.00:01:57LaylaI am.00:01:58MayBut I most probably I will go for.00:02:04MayExternal factor as well.00:02:07JackOK.00:02:12MayIt is true that we can choose to be happy. However, our external, the external factor most of the time affect as well.00:02:26MayFor example, if the environment we are surrounded with full of, like crisis, anger, everybody's fighting so.00:02:37MayI mean, it is hard for us to feel happy. How are we going to laugh at our time? Because our environment is so stressful.00:02:46MaySo we can't be pushing away all these things and laugh on our own.00:02:52MaySo I think that is hard.00:02:54MayTo happen it is, I mean it.00:02:56MayIs unlikely to happen.00:02:59MaySo on, but on the other hand, if we are in a very healthy environment, healthy surrounding.00:03:08MaySo certainly we will easily feel happy.00:03:15MayWithout any reasons, without finding the a reason.00:03:19MayTo be happy.00:03:22MayAnd the environment.00:03:24MayFor me, the the environment we are at.00:03:30MayIf will give us effect as well.00:03:34JackOK, so for you may you're kind of trying to figure out like is it the chicken what came first, the chicken or the egg, right? It's like does happiness come first and you choose it and it doesn't matter what the external factors are or do the external factors make you happy?00:03:55JackAnd so your happiness is is dependent on the external factors like what the people around you, some good luck, happy things happen, you know, good things happen to you.00:04:09JackIt sounds like you're you're more on the second the second one.00:04:14MayYes, I I