Chasing A Mirage or A Misguided Quest   Is happiness an emotion which has to be painstakingly cultivated? Or is it a state of mind like fear, anger, love, affection, empathy, and anxiety that is one of the many essential elements of mind’s vast repertoire? Literature on none of these, if at all there is some, is as huge as on happiness. Happiness has overwhelmingly occupied the minds of thinkers in every age. A new-born knows what makes it happy: mother’s soft breast brushing against its cheeks and a soft warm cradle for uninterrupted sleep. A toddler knows that candies and presence of parents bring him unbridled happiness. A child learns without being taught that a day spent away from school and at play is the happiest day. Adults intuitively seek happiness in security of a well-paying job, a loving partner, and a secure environment at home and work. Urge to seek happiness is as natural as the desire to quench a parched throat. It is no less strong than life’s craving for ai