On the right-most end of the happiness spectrum is happiness, and on the left-most end is suicidal depression. In the middle, the emotion of contentment lies. All of us go through these different feelings multiple times in our lives due to our experiences. I felt like I had more hope and trust when I was younger, before I knew reality.
Siddartha thought that the answers to his unending questions could be simply discovered through expelling himself into another world. This is not the case however, because Siddartha must face himself in order to identify his purpose in life.
Dreams and goals are diminished and trampled upon when we all grow up. The obstacles of reality block us from becoming anything we want to be, which is discouraging.
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