St. Thomas Aquinas and the Dalai Lama are two extremely influential people who have given us the gift to think out side of the box. No matter what religion or race you are you can relate to the advice and concepts they talk about. In my opinion the two of them have completely different views on happiness but they do agree on one thing and that is once you find your happiness that is when you can be your true self. After reading “Modern Society and the Quest for Human Happiness” and “That All Things Are Directed to One End, Which Is God” I found out that the Dalai Lama believes that happiness is something that you create by your actions. If you believe in yourself and surround yourself with a good group of people you can find your happiness,