Why are people unhappy?

Look around you. You will find that there are people who are glad and people who are sad. Sometimes, people are happy and sometimes, they are unhappy. Have you ever stopped to ponder what makes anyone happy and what is the cause of someone’s misery?
In this world, some people are laughing, joking and enjoying their life. They are enjoying sense-pleasures or the pleasures that gratify the senses like our eyes, nose, ears, tongue and skin. So, there are people who go to restaurants, shopping malls, and movie theatres. Unfortunately, we don’t realize that all this gives pleasure but it also brings in pain. In the pursuit of achieving pleasure, we inadvertently experience pain. There is great joy in love but soon, hearts break and people cry. Similarly, there is fun in success but failure can bring tears after the cheers.
People keep running through this journey of life without learning the art of being happy. Isn’t it ironic that people are unhappy because they are running behind happiness? They don’t realize that happiness is like a shadow, the more you chase it, the further it goes away. People are unhappy because they are not content. Instead of counting their blessings, they are only counting their troubles! Therefore, we see people living life like a roller coaster, screaming with joy and shouting with pain.