How About You?

As a formerly medicated American, I am of the opinion that true happiness is accepting ourselves and the world around us for all its spectrum of feelings and states of being. We can't change anyone forcefully, and it shouldn't be our job to patrol around looking for happy-code violators, as sad or painful as it may sometimes be to see that fear manifested.

However, some people do feel genuine excitement and joy each day, for no real "reason" other than it just feels good to feel good. Of course no one is happy all the time, we all ride that wave up and down.

Short version: take the bad with the good to find happiness (along the same lines as what you said).