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I may be wrong, but doesn't the word 'happy' come from the same root as 'happen'? A person is 'happy' when they are not fighting against what is and what is happening. They accept what is, whether it is good or terrible and so don't live at that moment in conflict with existence.
While we're at it, I read the other day that the word 'Islam' comes from the root 'to submit', and that 'Muslim' means 'one who submits' - to God (the same God as for Jews and Christians...and I suppose ultimately everyone...).
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