I smile when people at work think I'm not happy, because they SO DON'T KNOW the happy prankster that drives my personality. My Chinese zodiac character is The (Fire) Monkey. (it is very accurate - even the horrible traits - at least i am honest about it)

The cynical, and often too blunt Mike is just the daily armor I wear to defend my inner child from the soul-crushing capitalistic construct that we refer to as "employment". It's not employment, or a career or, a race ... it's bondage to a system that is out of control, and ultimately morally wrong.

The POINT is - seizing happiness is your obligation to yourself, and the antidote to what happens between 8 AM and 4:30 PM. It's a critical life sustaining element, like water.