Also, of course, we are all different, like different things, want different things. I could write so much about this, but I've written too much already. I don't know if it is useful to you or gives you the answer you want.

Hello Fiona, This is a difficult question to answer. There are so many different things about it. Character is very important in this. Character includes things like patience, determination, endurance, contentment, positivity... Even someone who is patient can get angry, but if there character includes great patience, they will get angry less often than someone who is generally impatient. We can develop our character throughout our life by what we learn, experience, and do and by the people we meet or the places we live in or go to. We can train ourselves to become better in some way or decide to control our emotions in some way such as stay calm. I think what we believe about who we are and our purpose is exremely important in affecting how we see life and how we live it. We can ask ourselves what is the purpose of life? Is there a God or are we alone? Are we people created by God or are we just animals who come from nothing and go back to nothing? There is no doubt that I belief about these things will decide and define our character and strongly affect our emotions. Another interesting thing is that some of the richest people who live in comfort and luxury can be some of the most unhappy and some of the poorest people who work hard and struggle to survive can be some of the happiest. Attitude to life and everything that happens can change how we react and the emotions we feel. A negative attitude about something means we will feel negative emotions and a positive attitude positive emotions. For example... We get a bad result in an educational test... We can say, 'I did badly. I am useless!' or 'I tried my best. I'll do better in the next test.' Another example... Someone works in a factory and doesn't earn much money... They might say 'I want more money to buy lots of things. I hate this job!' or 'I have enough money to buy food to support my family and that is the important thing.' Also, of course, we are all different, like different things, want different