Cynthetiq

happy as Suave stated is fleeting.

There's several fables, koans, missives, that expess "this too shall pass."

Life is fleeting. We have to learn to enjoy ALL moments as they are and exist in a state of being instead of a state of constant "waiting for something."

All the "things" you stated in your OP are all there, yet you aren't happy.

Do you expect that life is supposed to be ALL happiness ALL the time? If so then how would you know that you were happy? Life is the range of emotions we need to savor all of them as twisted as that sounds. Pain, suffering, unhappiness, they are all part of the same circle and need to be experienced to truly understand the depths of happiness and joy.

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