Happiness within the dream is a choice, yes. Just like misery within the dream is a choice, also. It is an unconscious choice, and it’s impossible to realize this before enlightenment, because this choice basically depends on your upbringing, on your parents, your society, your conditioning. You make it once and then you forget you made it. It is possible to decide to be happy later in life, although it is not easy. But it’s possible. It is also possible for a happy person to become miserable.

Happiness within the dream is inauthentic happiness, it is based on the misery of others. Happy people are cruel, they direct their aggression outwards. Miserable people are also cruel, but they direct their aggression inwards.

Happy people suffer too little. Miserable people suffer too much.

Authentic, true happiness is only possible upon awakening from the dream of the mind.