We have been lied to but we cannot blame those who lied to us, we can only blame ourselves for not questioning the lies not because there is something wrong with us but because by taking responsibility we gift ourselves the power we gave away when we bought into the lies.
It takes two to make a lie active and our continued turning from curiosity and picking up of popular isn't going to make the lies easier to spot but, it will make them easier to believe.
Happiness is not a choice, but rather is a result of a choice. What you focus on becomes your reality. You cannot be depressed if you do not think about and focus on the things that depress you. You cannot be angry if you do not think about and focus on the things that anger you. You cannot be exited if you do not think about and focus on the things that excite you. You cannot be happy if you do not think about and focus on the things that make you happy
It is not even the lack of focus, the solution lays in the complete detachment yet, the ego doesn't like the idea of its own loss.
True, very true. The ego will often make detachment as difficult as possible.