My understanding of "real" happiness is a kind of joy that, while possibly inspired by a momentary event, is a pervasive, lasting feeling that does not rely on any particular event for its existence. So an passing event may heighten the feeling, or such an event may first allow us to notice the feeling, but the feeling is not necessarily tied to the event.
It seems that agrees with the achievable experience of the ideal that you Chado, and everyone else are referring to. No?
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