>>>The mental state of happiness is temporary. Once we get whatever it is that we desire, whether material or otherwise, we think we will be be happy. But as soon as we achieve the desired goal our mental state of happiness will begin to become a norm and hence not extra-ordinary anymore, just ordinary. Then we start to look for the next happiness fix.
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>>Then I'm out of this game. I've somehow convinced myself years ago that I'm actually happy, and it still holds.
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>Probably because your not attached to it :)

I mostly am not - you got that right. I may be attached to the house, because we invested so much time and labor in it, but then we did much more with the other house back home, so what.

As long as we're healthy and not hungry, we'll probably do fine. Now I may be unhappy if I'm cut off for extended periods from some of the everyday items I'm used to - like my family, web, coffee. OTOH, I know I don't need a larger car, larger TV, better stereo or whatever they sell. I'd actually be much happier if they stopped trying to sell stuff, but that won't happen.