positive psychology As more and more people incline to suffer from depression and anxiety, the study of positive psychology, which focuses on and cultivates the positive, is increasingly becoming significant. It intends to build our psychological immune system; or rather it aims to foster resilience in the face of painful emotions due to the inevitable shadow of life. Happiness depends on our perception and interpretation of the world. It is a state of mind. As for material wealth, it definitely makes very little difference to our wellbeing as long as the basic needs are met. Thereby, diminishing our expectations and stress levels can not be emphasized too much. The second point is that we should give ourselves the permission to be human. In other words, we should allow ourselves to shed tears, to anger, to be jealous of others, as part of human nature. The harder we suppress those emotions, the more powerful they will become, bringing devastating outcome accordingly. It brings home to us the importance of letting out negative facet of emotions actively, such as confiding to friends, keeping a diary. With our eyes regularly fixed on deficiency, we neglect to identify and stress strength underlying, which is as well an indispensable part of self-perception and self-esteem. Indeed, only when we learn to appreciate our virtue, can we bring out better performance and achievement. In short, in order to attain happiness, we should pursue passions, enjoyment and the meaning of life, confront the hardship and difficulties rather than avoidance and take responsibility for ourselves.