What are the most important things needed to live a good life?

I feel like this prompt can lead to very subjective answers from people, and yet I’m sure there have been attempts at objective studies to determine something more accurate.

I’m on the subjective side of this, so maybe take what I say with a grain of salt.

To live a good life means being happy, healthy, safe, never needing anything we can’t have, and never having to go through significant or insurmountable hardship to get what we want.

Sounds rather like a Utopia.

Unfortunately, we can’t have all of that and will have to settle for just a few things.

Happiness is subjective and can be dependent on the latter two things I mentioned before.

So, let’s settle for healthy and safe.

Healthy being appropriately well-fed, access to clean water, not undernourished or sick, and receiving sufficient medical care when needed.

Safe has multiple layers. One is that we live without fear of pain or persecution stemming from hatred, racism, and bigotry. No acts of violence perpetrated against each other. No severely risky jobs just to make ends meet. Industries not cutting corners to keep costs down and profits up at the expense and well-being of the workers. (This last one overlaps with the healthy category.)

Beyond that is the happiness aspect supported by fulfilled needs and wants. That’s where the “good life” is.