Well-being is not just the absence of disease or illness. It is a complex combination of a person’s
physical, mental, emotional and social health factors. Well-being is strongly linked to happiness
and life satisfaction. In short, it could be described as how one feels about oneself and one’s life.
Every aspect of one’s life influences the state of one’s well-being. Researchers investigating
happiness have found the following factors which enhance a person’s well-being : network of
close friends, enjoyable and fulfilling career, enough money, regular exercise, nutritious diet,
sufficient sleep, fun hobbies and leisure pursuits, healthy self-esteem, optimistic outlook and so on.
2. The factors that influence one’s well-being are interrelated. For example, a job provides not just
money but purpose, goals, friendships and a sense of belonging. Some factors also make up for the
lack of others; for example, a good marriage can compensate for a lack of friendship, while
religious beliefs may help a person to accept physical illness. Money is linked to well-being,
because having enough money improves living conditions and increases social status. But various
international studies have shown that it is the quality of our personal relationships, not the size of
our bank balance, which has the greatest effect on our state of well-being. Believing that money is
the key to happiness can also harm a person’s well-being.
3. Understanding the well-being of the population is very important. Measuring well-being,
however, in a population is difficult because the interpretation of well-being is so subjective —
how one feels about peoples’ lives largely depends on the way one sees it. Like the saying goes:
‘one person’s problem is another person’s challenge.’
4. Keeping track of a population’s well-being helps governments to decide on particular policies. It
also acts as an indicator for various population trends. For example, knowing the average weekly income of a population helps to set the ‘poverty line’, which may then influence decisions on
social welfare reforms. Well-being can be achieved through a variety of means. Some are as
follows : developing and maintaining strong relationships with family and friends, making regular
time available for social contact, trying to find work that is enjoyable and rewarding, rather than
just working for the best pay, eating healthy, nutritious foods, doing regular physical activity,
involving oneself in activities that interest the people, joining in local organisations or clubs that
appeal, setting achievable goals and working towards them and trying to be optimistic and
enjoying each day.
1.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage make notes on it, using headings and
sub-headings. Use recognizable abbreviations (wherever necessary - minimum 4) and a
format you consider suitable. Also supply an appropriate title to it.
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uprooted leg beans plant carefully and observe its route to do you observe some around structures on it its roots explain your observations in your notebook
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uproot uproot leg means plant carefully and observe its roots do you observe some round structures on its roots explain your observations in your notebook
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