Agent of Happiness 2024 Ac3.10Bit Torrent
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Amber, a happiness agent, travels the Himalayas of Bhutan examining the happiness of the people. On her remote mountain journey, she seeks fulfillment. Not sure if this should be called “Agent of Contentment”? Not content in the sense of barely having enough, but in the sense of being genuinely content with your lot in life. That’s what Amber seeks to find out as she travels throughout the Himalayan kingdom, every two years, trying to ascertain exactly what its citizens think about things. Using a combination of tools, she chats with residents old and new, urban and rural, traditional and more modern, all with the aim of establishing exactly how the population feels and relaying that to a government that wants to listen and know those attitudes to help keep its people in a good place, mentally and physically. This documentary introduces us to a range of individuals whose aspirations vary greatly, sometimes depending on age, ability, location, education/professional skills, but mostly you are left with a sense of their appreciation for their surroundings. While their livelihoods might be seen by the West as more basic, agrarian, underdeveloped; their perception of their existence high in the mountains with beautiful scenery, fresh air and the blessings of their Gods upon them seems to offer that elusive sense of less being more and contentment. Of course not everyone is delusional, but there is a distinct lack of “clamor” for change as respect for the King and the status quo seems to permeate all demographics screaming “it ain’t broke, so don’t fix it”. There are quite a few characters here, some more fun and some downright grumpy, and Amber sometimes has her work cut out trying to get meaningful answers to her questions so she can mine the data in a useful way. In a society that hasn’t really evolved technologically, they still seem to allow everyone access to the internet and there is a proud tradition of educating everyone to empower their decision making, and yet, by and large, they still hear that magic word. Happy. Even owning cows seems to help!
