Why are people unhappy?

Why are people unhappy?

Well, there's pain and starvation:
neither of which are any fun.

Beyond that, though,
most people in this culture
are unhappy
because they want "my" happiness
rather
than
happiness.

"My" happiness
is something for
"me"
that I can go out and
"get"

Two problems with that
and I won't go into either one.

Puzzle it out on your own.

The other
happiness
isn't
gotten,
and really is a by product:

of what?

Ah:
various things.

I don't feel like going into that either.

Hint:
it's a by product of
something beyond
words.