To the European, it is a characteristic of the American culture that, again and again, one is commanded and ordered to 'be happy. ' But happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue. One must have a reason to 'be happy. ' Once the reason is found, however, one becomes happy automatically. As we see, a human being is not one in pursuit of happiness but rather in search of a reason to become happy, last but not least, through actualizing the potential meaning inherent and dormant in a given situation.
Rajneesh
But everybody is afraid of death; that too is contagious. Your parents are afraid of death, your neighbors are afraid of death. Small children start getting infected by this constant fear all around. Everybody is afraid of death. People don't even want to talk about death.
