No one seemed to answer your first quistion, which was , What is happiness? While there are particular things that bring happiness to everyone, happiness is a personal choice that we chose to accept or reject. It is an inner attitude that we control regardless of external circumstances we cannot control. I am a very happy person because God has blessed me with a great wife and 2 good children. Doing anything with my family makes me happy, especially traveling. As to what makes me unhappy, it would be the decline of our society, the unthankfulness of younger people, and un-patriotic people.