the problem of the mind....

So everyone lives with some desire unfulfilled, many die with atleast some desires unfulfilled...unfulfilled desires give grief, fulfilled desires give momentous happiness, depending upon the nature of the desire, say for half an hour, one week or one month and then a new desire creeps in, occupies the whole mind, looks asif there was nothing else but this desire which was so important all time, puts us to great grief, anxiety and tension, makes try all eartly ways to attain it, once attained vanishes as if it had never existed, the contentment never lasts, immediately the next desire in line attains importance, thus keeping us an addict to desirous mind and never allowing us to be happy.
this cycle is funny to think about, bur too complicated to break. one big desire stands out all the time,of course another when the former is taken care of.to be aware of this and not to give in to any burning desire is important.it is not possible not to have desires but it is possible to be aware of them.
New zealand has a sadness running in the background of the minds of her people. the detachment to history of the european settlers here, a feeling of isolation from the rest of the world being an island nation, the notion that the world looks down on an islander, these are reasons these people have searched and found for being unhappy basically. 7 out of 10 patients I see have a antideperessant medication in their drug list. I heard that New Zealand is the couuntry with highest number of suicides.
These are disturbing.
the problem really is the mind. not knowing the ways to keep oneself happy. not knowing how to avoid becoming sad unknowingly.
definitely the answers are in India.