Happiness Happiness is defined in Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary as “a state of well-being and contentment”. Is it possible to obtain and conquer happiness? In the short story “How”, Lorrie Moore believes that life’s occurrences fall into a subsequent order, and the characterization of sincere happiness does not fall into this arrangement. For “from time to time you will gaze at his face and his hands and want nothing but him”, but eventually love begins …showed first 75 words of 748 total…

…showed last 75 words of 748 total…the beholder and only comes to those who want to be happy. Love can fade, but it is also possible for love to last forever. The narrator’s actions in “How”, ignoring love and believing life only turns out for the worst, is no way of living. Pessimism will only bring about pain, never happiness. To achieve true happiness, never give up and reach for the stars, because those who keep trying will always succeed.