"My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose." (Rand 72)

Happiness is not a destination, it is a journey. Equality has never truly known happiness until he reached the forest and gained his independence. He has just come to this realization that happiness or trying to attain happiness is the reason man is on this earth. In his previous society, there was no consideration for the happiness of anyone. No matter what ones' strengths were, the Council arbitrarily decided the Life Mandate for each person. Equality has finally discovered that in the real world reaching happiness and doing what you are good at and what you love go hand in hand. Happiness is not something to be cast aside as a fleeting moment on the way to the top. Not every decision is driven to attain material wealth or prosperity. That is why there are poor, starving artists and those that risk everything to reach their dreams.