happiness is a shallow goal, and you leave a lot on the table if you are unwilling to suffer I don’t think these experiences are mutually exclusive. Look at th

happiness is a shallow goal, and you leave a lot on the table if you are unwilling to suffer I don’t think these experiences are mutually exclusive. Look at the face of a marathon runner for those last few miles. Agony? Yes. Determination? Definitely. Unhappiness? I’m not so sure about that. Plenty of runners will tell you they’re in their happy place when they’re out on the road, putting one foot in front of the other, for miles and miles and miles. Similar things could be said about the people who love spicy food, I suppose.