until you accept that you can be flawed and still have the same rights as other people to be happy
Ahhhh... words to live by. This is very important, hairy.
You have it in your head that you have to EARN the right to have fun, be happy, and even to WANT things. And as Eddie points out, the reason this rings your chimes is because YOU believe it. If you didn't believe it, your W's words would just roll off your back.
"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"-- he11, the U.S. Constitution gives you the right to go to Tucson!