In America we are so addicted and attached to this “chase.” We truly believe that the “freedom” to chase down the feeling of happiness is so important that it isn’t a mere privilege, but a right.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Preamble to the Declaration of Independence