One of my chief intellectual interests, along with happiness, is a subject that I call "symbols beyond words." And on that mysterious subject, no one is more fascinating than Car Jung. So I recently read the very interesting collection, "C.G. Jung Speaking: Interviews and Encounters." In 1960, Jung was interviewed by journalist Gordon Young, who asked, "What do you consider to be more or less basic factors making for happiness in the human mind?" Jung answered: Good physical and mental health. Good personal and intimate relationships, such as those of marriage, the family, and friendships. The faculty for perceiving beauty in art and nature. Reasonable standards of living and satisfactory work. A philosophic or religious point of view capable of coping successfully with the vicissitudes of life. Jung also added, "All factors which are generally assumed to make for happiness can, under certain circumstances, produce the contrary.