Reply #1: This is a thought-provoking read...don't miss it

[Psephos]

And while you're at it, see also this piece that ran a few years ago in the NYT Magazine, too. (It's not quite what you'd think from the title.)

The Futile Pursuit of Happiness
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/07/magazine/07HAPPINESS.html?ei=5007&en=64f3a1ab7506be39&ex=1378180800&pagewanted=all&position=

Thanks for the post, madmusic.

Peace.


On edit: I've long had a gnawing feeling that many posters on DU aren't happy unless they're unhappy. I do not understand why more progressives don't or won't understand that tempered optimism is a foundation of the well-lived life. Maybe this article is a good place to start. :-)