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But happiness will not be always there. Once you are not happy, you want more. This easily turns into dissatisfaction. If you refuse to let go, it becomes greed. Then your head is messed up and do harmful things to both yourself and others. Eventually you will regret. You feel guilty and pain. You will want to start over but there is not more chance. You will suffer eternally. Thus the conclusion is that happiness is shortlived, while suffering is a constant. many things are good. but to be so they need to be made that way. goodness is caused not intrinsic. —jesus christ It's not the case that the only thing that is intrinsically good is happiness. That’s absurd! Can you imagine what your life would be like if you spent all your time trying to achieve happiness? You’d be miserable! You shouldn’t try to achieve happiness: try to achieve other things, and happiness will follow. Everything else is good only to the extent that it produces happiness. For instance, health, prosperity, freedom, knowledge: these things are good only to the extent that they advance our happiness, and only because they advance our happiness. The only thing that is intrinsically good is happiness.