The good news is, there can be happiness, right here, right now (let's go to that place of splendor in the grass!). Part of it is choosing to be happy. Part of it is learning the secret that we have a work to do, and when we do that work, we will love it, and we will love the work that we do, and that will bring about such a sense of satisfaction, we will hardly believe we were able to accept the way life was before. Do what you love. Reach down deep inside of YOU, and you'll find that the seeds are there, the plants is probably already growing, it was planted there, even before you were born. And it is real. You have talents, skills, and they make themselves known in your dreams.
The nasty thing of it is, the world quashes our dreams, it squishes and squashes our hopes. It tells us, "No, that's not right. THIS is what you should want." What you feel you should be doing? Forget it. Fuhgetaboutit. Buy our product, and your lips will plump and shine. Send in your money and we'll give you the real stuff. Serve us, bow down and worship us, and then, boy, you gonna GIT SUM!