Joy

Joy, defined as a state of happiness or felicity, is

Many scriptures refer to this state of joy, most notably: "Adam fell that men might be; and man is, that he might have joy."[1]

If joy is the condition of having an earthly experience, then why is there heartache, pain, failure, illness, loss, and so forth? Often we think that joy is dependent on well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires