When other people in life work hard and pour their joy and enthusiasm from their life into your life, there is nothing else to do but absorb what is available . There is no happiness in solitude and solitude, sometimes it can be nice to be alone in a quiet place to study or think, but too much wears out a person leading to a selfish attitude of desperation and bitterness. I have never heard of a person being happy and bitter, it's just psychologically impossible. Simply being around others who share the same interests, or the same faith, or both, allows you to benefit from their company and they from yours. Happiness comes from giving to others what overflows from your understanding and positive feelings. Helping them get through difficult times or simply hanging out for a period of time refreshes a person and allows them to forget or see in another light the problems that have been going on for so long. Without others around it is not possible for a person to be happy and content with themselves