In the previous part, we discussed happiness from Aristotle's point of view. Then we mentioned that happiness does not have a single meaning and that each nation defines happiness according to its own view of the world. Sometimes the history of nations' thought is based on extremism, and their definition of what makes people happy differs from that of a more open-minded nation. How can we point out and prove these differences?

For instance, how can we say that the Kurdish nation is open minded or closed in terms of its view of the world and its surroundings, its view of humans and its happiness? Is there a criterion for evaluating that?

Sociologists, especially the branch of sociology known as "Anthropology", say that to find out the truth of this subject, you must go into these nations and hear, see، and evaluate their customs, behavior, words، and opinions. Such a subject is known in sociology as an "ethnological" subject. One of the hundreds of ways we can learn about nations' views on happiness is through their ancient proverbs, culture, and folklore.

As we know, ancient proverbs are the stories that have been told throughout history about various things among the nations of the world. The Kurdish nation has a valuable treasure in this field and the proverbs of the Kurdish ancestors contain many new and interesting things in this field. In this article, I try to focus only on some examples of the ancient proverbs that are common in the Ardalan region of the eastern part of Kurdistan. Among them, we are looking for whether the treasury of Kurdish proverbs contains anything that reflects an open-minded society. As we know, our assumption is that the more open a society is, the freer and happier its people are.

In this section, we first discuss some proverbs of the ancients of the Ardalan region and analyze their contents.

“If it's taken, it's small; if it's free, it's as big as a house,” this proverb refers to the human will, which can be controlled if it is under human control, but if it is not under supervision, it can occupy the whole household. and becomes avaricious.

"Yakha Chaki Rwswayi tere," meaning that bullying makes people ashamed.

“No evil is without reason” means that everything has a reason and that we should not interpret things in terms of destiny, but should look for reasons.

“No one is born two times” is about the shortness of time and the importance of the time available.

“Hawr bkaw mawara” (be a cloud but do not rain); is about human behavior that reacts in the face of difficult things but doesn't break all the rules.

“Grapes look at grapes and become juicy" points out the importance of learning, and nobody has knowledge at first but should follow to learn.

"Every house has its own customs and rules," that customs vary according to the ability of people's behavior and customs, and not everyone has to be the same.

“Everyone knows what is better for them” refers to freedom of thought and opposition to imposing opinions on each other.

“Everyone is the owner of their own soul” means that human independence is respected, no one should dominate others, and everyone can control themselves and make their own rules.

“Whoever is good, people call them good too,” refers to the consequences of people's actions and reactions, and in fact, morality is a mirror of destiny.

“Everyone who is good considers others good,” the proverb refers to a positive mindset and its consequences. That is, psychologically, a negative person thinks badly of people, and their actions are directed towards evil and unfavorable thoughts, and vice versa.

"Everyone has their own intentions," again referring to the human psyche. That is, it is said that human intention, which originates from the mind and spirit, defines a person.

“Everyone has an ability” This proverb refers to individual differences, which is a psychological point, especially in education, and means people should expect others based on their characteristics.

“Don't be so dry to break, don't be so wet, either”, This proverb emphasizes balance and having balance. It is an important point in politics and education that you must adapt as much as possible and, of course, take into account your own wishes.

"If you don't like to be called, don't call people," which means that life is a mirror of people's behavior and actions.

We will examine these fifteen proverbs selected from the proverbs of the Ardalan region and discuss them only as examples, although the proverbs of the Kurdish ancestors contain thousands of such examples.

The fifteen proverbs, which are taken from part of Kurdish culture, talk about several issues that should be applied in human life and even in modern human life in order to produce a harmonious and balanced life. Some of them deal with the individual’s education. That is, they talk about how one should educate themselves as an individual to be worthy of living in society. A person who cannot educate themselves and be ready to live in society is isolated by society, and a person who is isolated is not happy and suffers from social excesses or depression. Therefore, it is about not being too soft or too rough, not being eaten or being thrown.

On the other hand, some of these proverbs deal with the relationship between the individual and society, that is, how the individual should view society after educating themselves. Here comes the mentality and behavior of people. Again, the more you take care of yourself mentally, the better your relationships will be. For example, how to talk about people, how you are talked about, how to look at people, how to be judged, and many other topics that are in other Kurdish proverbs.

Some proverbs tell us where that education should have its roots. That is, whether education is a purely psychological thing or an educational subject. According to Kurdish proverbs, there can be no teaching without external sources and we must be careful in choosing sources and choose those that are positive.

Some of these proverbs are related to the freedom or lack of freedom of the Kurdish people. That part is also very important. For example, when it is said that every house has its own laws and everyone knows their own way better, and other proverbs on the subject, all these show the fact that in Kurdish society, the freedom of the individual and family is important. In other words, a general law has not deprived everyone of their freedom, but it is up to the people and individuals themselves to choose and plan their lives so that they can find a way to live together peacefully.

All these discussions show that from a selection of Kurdish proverbs of the Ardalan region, we can see that Kurdish people have always been following education. In that tutorial, they focused on individual training. Social relationships were important to them. It was also important for them to develop positive thinking. Individual freedom and family freedom have taken precedence over everything and all of these have ensured happiness for the Kurdish people. In other words, happiness among Kurdish people in the proverbs of their ancestors consists of the factors we have mentioned, and strangely enough, all these factors are still a sign of human happiness in the modern world. It is the same subject which we called "Eudaimonia" in the former article.