Is it Wrong Not to be Happiness?

Recently I watched a YouTube that caught my attention in it, Dennis Prager said that Happiness is a Moral Obligation. I was struck by the strength of his words and by what seemed like a contrast between what I had read from Murray Bowen concerning happiness. As I continue to listen and read, I realized that they weren't really contradicting each other. I think both would agree that happiness is good. We all need to be happy, but happiness or pleasure should not be chosen as an end in and of itself. Rather it should become a byproduct of a…