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Who can remain happy here?

  At the recently organized symposium on "How to attain happiness?" held at Central State Library, Chandigarh, I was invited, asked to air my views on the subject.  The audience mainly comprised of retirees and people aged 40+. Before airing my views, I asked a fair coloured gentleman from the audience, "Sir, are you happy?"  "No Sir" came the prompt reply.  "Quite obvious. That's why we all are here, to find happiness." I said with a smile.  "Well, without mincing words, I firmly believe that those amongst us who haven't found happiness yet, there's almost nil chance that they would find it now." I said emphatically.  Seeing me talk like this, the stunned moderator said, "But Sir we have come here to find some ways for happiness."  "Sir, there are no ways. This world appeals to only two kinds of people - Idiots and Clever (Manipulators). Only they can remain perennially happy here."  "Idiots know no