Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love. Rogers St. Johns Happiness comes most to persons who seek her least, and think least about it. It must follow and not lead. It must overtake you, and not you overtake it. I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance.
People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction.
Yet true happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion, and elimination of ignorance,selfishness, and greed. Lee Runback People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost. The world's literature and folklore are full of stories that point out how futile it can be to seek happiness. It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first.