Define Happiness

[Elgin Clock]

I was asked to post this following response anonymously.
Just another perspective in the grand scheme of things.

I say there is no such thing as happiness and that it's an illusion that we create to keep ourselves going from day to day.
We spend our lives trying to achieve something that does not exist and that's what keeps us alive.
It's something to give our lives purpose and that people who consider themselves to be happy people are just exceptionally good at deceiving themselves.