prisuit to happiness
... He neither agrees with the American outlook of buying your way to happiness, nor does he agree with the “holy man of India’s” ideal of spiritual extreme as a means for happiness. The author believes that becoming a better person or overcoming challenges is the root to partial happiness. ... 2 The author then explores opposite extreme as a means to obtaining happiness. ... It is the overcoming challenge that brings partial happiness. ... The author concludes that he does not believe in Puritanism or asceticism as means of obtaining happiness.