Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.
Boring people are a reflection of boring people.
Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.
First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time.
It's not a question of happiness, it's a requirement. Consider the alternative.
Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.