Ayn Rand Rexicon Analysis

According to the Ayn Rand Lexicon, happiness is defined as a state of being, not a feeling that comes and goes, that is lived morally and based on your values. They claim that a person should not sacrifice their own happiness for someone else ever because it is a disrespectful rejection of morality. In addition, the definition states that happiness should not be based on unreasonable, sudden changes and that a person should not live a life of deception because it will bring about difficulties. If a person follows this lifestyle they can achieve an enjoyable and successful life of happiness.

I can defend the overall definition of happiness from the Ayn Rand Lexicon. In my opinion a happy life is on based on morality and values as the writers

For example, the part of the definition that is most certainly flawed of controversial is the idea that sacrificing yourself for someone else can not make a person happy or that is is immoral to do so. Someone might disagree with this statement because often times doing an act of kindness for someone else or living your life to please others is what can make that person happy. For instance, Mother Teresa lived by a doctrine that sacrificed many aspects of her life to bring comfort and happiness to the life of others. She funded the Missionaries of Charity and ran homes for people with AIDS/HIV who at the time received very little care or support from anyone. She worked in soup kitchens, orphanages, and schools. She spent her time giving her heart to less fortunate people. The Ayn Rand Lexicon states that doing this, “...is giving death as your standard.” However, this is a quite extreme assumption. Mother Teresa was happy to help better the lives of others and was awarded for her morality with a Nobel Peace Prize. There are aspects though of the Lexicon definition that a person will see as majorly