You are as happy as you think you are, but not necessarily as miserable as you imagine.
Being enthusiastic settles nothing.
My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.
The lover as baby is a less troubling idea than the baby as lover.
A laughing Lear would be monstrous. Not so a laughing Romeo and Juliet.
Many have never felt strong, but everyone knows what it is to feel weak.