"And of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand." -pg. 221
The last sentence of that quote seems sort of like an oxymoron to me. Happiness is never grand? Isn't the point of this whole world of happiness supposed to be to eliminate suffering and struggles? I believe it's true--this fake happiness is not as real and genuine as struggles. So why would they create this fake reality, if happiness is not the best option? At first, I saw why they created this world of happiness. Everyone loves to be happy. Yet, without struggles and hardships, where does the true happiness come from? Synthetic drugs and meaningless sex? Those things are not TRUE happiness. True happiness comes from family, accomplishments, reaching the light at the end of a tunnel through a struggle, conquering a feat. This whole world of synthetic happiness seems like a huge irony and oxymoron--no one is truly happy.
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