Definition of Happiness...

Can anyone define happiness? In all seriousness, what is it? How do you view it? So many times have I gone looking for happiness in the wrong places. Money, sex, relationships, people, pets....but really, where have any of those things gotten me? I try so hard to find that one thing that will help me get through life without heart ache, without utter dissapointment. Do you want to know what I honestly think....I honestly think that there isn't that one thing. I mean, have you ever met someone who wasn't having some sort of problem or other going on? It kinda brings you to that question that always gets asked....What is the meaning of life? Everyone has their own answer. For some, it's religion, for others, it's to make other happy...but me...me...I wonder if there really is a meaning. I have gone through alot of things these past few months, and I have done nothing but gane more problems, and hurt. And where has it all gotten me? I'll tell you...it's gotten me standing in an empty parking lot hoping to see someone I know...someone that will help me to forget my problems....to give me a temporary bandaid. In a way, I think that maybe, sadly enough, that the internet is my escape. Here, I can plug in my headphones, tune out anything else in the room, and sink into the world of mega bytes, web pages, and myspace. Anyone who reads this...you may be the kind of person that will tell me, it's ok, and that I'll get through everything I'm going through.....but get through to what. I'm never going to get through it all. More problems will just keep showing up everyday. It's a vicious circle, one which no one can get out of. So, what is the solution....honestly....I don't think there is one. It almost makes me wonder if we're all pawns in this thing we call life.