The Downside Of Happiness

“What would happen if we all finally found happiness? Imagine if life’s little flaws – the way the car grumbles on the motorway, the fact that Tuscany is becoming too touristy – stopped nagging away at us, and we realised that things are fine just as they are? There are two good reasons to appreciate emotions other than happiness. The first is that few of us are likely to live our lives in bliss.”