KNOWLEDGE AND EMPOWERMENT IS THE KEY TO HAPPINESS

The knowledge gained through higher education helps an individual to perfectly align the internal space and external environment in demanding situations. Therefore, it may be stated that education sows the seed of challenge to relook at oneself and also at life. The researches have made one more attempt to explore the question of how can a person be happy because of education? Another approach to answer this is by knowing the facts of human body with special reference to hormones that contribute to the state of experiencing happiness. There are four hormones that play a vital role in human being's experiencing happiness – Endorphins, Dopamine, Serotonin and Oxytocin. Spirituality and meditation helps people align their mind, body and soul that contributes to the happy state. Balance is the law of nature. When one learns to overcome their insecurities and fears and identify the skewness within them, it paves ways to self-correction resulting in a balanced self. The study approached the hypothetical concept of association of higher education, empowerment and happiness, it was found that people who had opportunity to enrich their knowledge through education expressed education to be the sole reason for them to be happy.