The right to the pursuit of happiness, originally envisaged as a restraint on state power, has imperceptibly morphed into the right to happiness — as if human beings have a natural right to be happy, and anything which makes us dissatisfied is a violation of our basic human rights, so the state should do something about it. Yuval Noah Harari
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Happiness in the pursuit of happiness is regarded as a human right and in many parts of the world, people are granted this right. Many countries have made the pursuit of happiness a priority. However, in recent years, there has been a shift in thinking. People think that happiness is a right and not just something that might be beneficial for society. Of course, there are many who say that such an idea is wrong and that happiness should take a back seat to more serious things such as justice and equality.

Source: Homo Deus: A Brief History Of Tomorrow

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