With purity of heart, steadiness of mind, and selfless actions, one can become the recipient of divine grace, which will remove any amount of sufferings in a trice. One cannot achieve anything without divine grace. So, one has to undertake activities that will confer divine grace. Peace and happiness cannot be obtained from the external world. Only through divine grace can one be peaceful and happy.
People celebrate the advent of the New Year with singing and dancing.
That enthusiasm and happiness are momentary. What man needs is permanent peace and happiness. He has to undertake sacred activities in order to attain permanent happiness. Happiness results only from difficulties. Pleasure is an interval between two pains.