"I wrestled with how to reconcile my Christian faith with my desire for Will to have the same opportunities to pursue happiness and fulfillment as his brother and sister, " he wrote in the op-ed.

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In the happiness paradox, our not having something leads us to desire it and our having it then destroys that desire.

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Further, where is his desire to compel the worship of a higher being, also on his list as a source of happiness?

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The implications of Arthur's work, however, suggest something more elemental is at play: Our accomplishment and our happiness are tied up with our very human desire to find and gnaw over the missing thing, the problem and the need.

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