i was scanning what you wrote and i noticed the following: " Buddha led a very unhappy life while lecturing others the channel of path to happiness." " my kaka has achieved his Nirvana—in his impermanence" you are prone to making baseless comments like those above. but i figured i should at least follow your advice and not read the rest of your essay...if ignorance is bliss, yes your kaka is happy. lesser developed life forms like birds and marsupials also wallow in their ignorance. would you also say that they have ignored nirvana?