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One way to test whether we all want to do things that make others happy is to read a book or two. Try "Human Smoke" by Nicholson Baker, for instance. Another test would be to spend part of a day in prison or a mental hospital. But the most direct means I found to disabuse myself of the idea we all want to do things that make others happy is to meet more people. Having met more people, I am now more appreciative of the not-all people who not-all of the time want to be happy and see happiness. And I get made less not-happy because I no longer think everyone is terminally trying to make me happy.
It could not be less wrong that all hearts are as your heart.