Nothing is more common or more universal than the desire to be happy. We all seek happiness. If you ask children, teenagers and adults, you will see that their answers reveal man's longing for happiness. To millions of people happiness is only a word. They have heard of it, but they have never achieved it.
Achievement seems impossible.
Many seek it and few find it. In this time of sweeping change it is difficult to speak and act optimistically. There is an increasing tendency toward a mindset of despair. We must be aware of the reality of happiness. Jokes are made about happiness.