What experiences have you had that have taught you that true happiness comes from making others happy?

thats where it is.

yes.

having the opportunity to serve, gives us a blessing of a "meaningful life"

Jesus looks for the "profitable" servant and blesses (them) with increase.

like Paul, he said if i do not teach the gospel i am miserable, so too, if i dont find the ONE, i am miserable, nevertheless paul also said WE of all the brethren are Most miserable

Jesus said you cannot serve two masters. you will love one or hold to the other.

but then he said something that distinquishes Righteous Mammon from Evil.

i can be happy going to work and working for slave wages, because i come home feeling fulfilled. but any oppression or work site torment, causes almost everyone to desire to always quit.

Paul later said, he rejoiced in tribulation, because he preached the gospel, there are several things in life that are not always Vanity under the sun. Family and faith are two of them.

the 1st question is, what's happiness? In answer, happiness isn't purely being temporarily content fabric, or thrilled. this is going to be deeper than that. Aristotle pronounced that the final end, or purpose in existence is to acheive happiness. He did not mean basically 'exhilaration.' He meant an prolonged-lasting blessedness. Being thoroughly happy in all circumstances. A happiness this is seated out of virture and not exhilaration. consequently, while Jesus says, "Blessed are the undesirable in spirit" he's incredibly appropriate. even nevertheless the undesirable in spirit at the instant are not thrilled, or 'happy' (interior the experience that us moderns use the observe) they're incredibly blessed.