more than enveloped in sadness and wracked with pain (even if it may be true that pain can be a servant of the good and exhilaration can be deceptive). Though some ancient Stoics believed that one can flourish equally well on the torture rack as in the comfort of one’s home, most people from all periods of human history have thought that experiencing satisfaction enhances flourishing. In contrast, for many in the West, experiential satisfaction is what their lives are all about. It does not merely