Why do some people seem to be always happy? What's their secret?

[josephty2]

If you ask some happy people of their childhood, it may be bad childhood. Like, really bad.

[EricaR]

Lord Buddha has preached "Happiness" is the great wealth.. When a person stays with full comprehension on Eight Worldly Conditions (Astha Loka Dharma), he can stay happy and relax

[Decu]

I guess that some eastern meditative practices can help reducing stress and depression and in that way make a person happy to some extent. In western countries like the USA and Canada people prefer to use CBD-containing products to reduce the stress and even muscle pain. Wide supply in the field provided reasonable prices for such things. A lot of my friends as a rule get seeds here thanks to discount policy and the provision of anonymity!

[Winston]

I got a theory. Since:

1. American culture expects you to always be positive and upbeat, and it is a taboo to say "I feel terrible" when people ask "How are you doing?".
2. In reality, life is filled with up and down cycles that take turns, just like the four seasons take turns, so no one can always be happy, since the opposite has to take its turn too, according to the law of nature. Even when you get what you want, the novelty eventually wears off and your mind adjusts to it so it's no big deal anymore, and unhappiness has to come and take its turn.

Therefore, the reason Americans act so FAKE is because the above two cannot be reconciled, so they gotta put on a fake mask to reconcile them. That's why fakeness is part of American culture and people. Make sense? What do you all think?