Can We Be Happy?

[Philosophy Now]

Kathleen O’Dwyer sets out to conquer herself, with help from Bertrand Russell.

http://philosophynow.org/issues/80/Can_We_Be_Happy

[duszek]

What I learnt yesterday from Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt´s play or novel about Mozart:

Mozart´s music can cure your depression.
You can be happy if you accept suffering as part of your life and do not revolt against it.

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
ha ha haaaa ha ha ha ha and so on

(Queen of the Night)

[reasonvemotion]

even someone selfish can scarcely be happy if their loved ones are suffering.

How can a "selfish" person know "love"?

It seems to me to be impossible, considering what love is supposed to mean. "Selfish" does not enter the equation.