> Want to be happy? Don’t follow your gut. And that strapline tells me all I need to know.... I don't care about being happy - its an ephemeral feeling, that

> Want to be happy? Don’t follow your gut. And that strapline tells me all I need to know.... I don't care about being happy - its an ephemeral feeling, that can even be induced by drugs. Why should it be held as the pinnacle of anything? Should my life be about chasing doughnuts and bjs? What I do want is to understand and get closer to the truth and meaning. PS But I also understand why 'happiness' is promoted as a value to be sought. It opens you up to being sold to alleviate 'unhappiness' and to lessen 'pain'. As if pain is something to be avoided as opposed to an opportunity to learn and change.