TheRoadtoHappiness
Thereareagreatmanypeoplewhohaveallthematerialconditionsofhappiness，i。e。healthandasufficientincome，andwho，nevertheless，areprofoundlyunhappy。Insuchcasesitwouldseemasifthefaultmustliewithawrongtheoryastohowtolive。Inonesense，wemaysaythatanytheoryastohowtoliveiswrong。Weimagineourselvesmoredifferentfromtheanimalsthanweare。Animalsliveonimpulse，andarehappyaslongasexternalconditionsarefavorable。Ifyouhaveacat，itwillenjoylifeifithasfoodandwarmthandopportunitiesforanoccasionalnightonthetiles。Yourneedsaremorecomplexthanthoseofyourcat，buttheystillhavetheirbasisoninstinct。Incivilizedsocieties，especiallyinEnglish—speakingsocieties，thisistooapttobeforgotten。Peopleproposetothemselvessomeoneparamountobjective，andrestrainallimpulsesthatdonotministertoit。
Abusinessmanmaybesoanxioustogrowrichthattothisendhesacrificeshealthandprivateaffections。Whenatlasthehasbecomerich，nopleasureremainstohimexceptharryingotherpeoplebyexhortationstoimitatehisnobleexample。Manyrichladies，althoughnaturehasnotendowedthemwithanyspontaneouspleasureinliteratureorart，decidetobethoughtcultured，andspendboringhourslearningtherightthingtosayaboutfashionablenewbooksthatarewrittentogivedelight，nottoaffordopportunitiesfordustysnobbism。