Look, I think we have to think about how we imagine a good life. Most of us, if you look at it meteorologically, imagine a blue sky. We imagine that a good life is one where there is a permanent blue sky. And we think, right now there's problems, but soon I'm going to get to that blue sky. And I think we have to accept a more complicated, nuanced picture. If you live in a northern climate like the UK or if you live in Seattle or something, you will know that there are breaks in the clouds, but there are always clouds. Even on a sunny day, you will get some clouds. That's a much more accurate picture of actually what life is like. We're made of moods. We're not made of stone. We're not made of arguments. We're not made of silicon. We are made of moods. We're made of water and fog. And our moods are constantly shifting from one thing to another. If you're in a good mood for 15 minutes, good for you. A bad one will come along later. You know, if you're feeling serene and calm in the evening, you will feel agitated and nauseous at another point. It's nothing to do with you. It's the way we're built. We're constantly cycling through emotions, and I think we long too much and unhelpfully for an idea of reaching a state of eternal, solid calm. We have to embrace the mobility and the kind of roving quality of our moods. So if you're having a working life that's complicated, a personal life that's complicated, etc., of course, you're going to be up and down, sideways and roundabout all the time. And rather than fighting about that and thinking there's something gone wrong: no, this is just a sign that you're human. Happiness comes in 15-minute bursts. If things are feeling more or less settled, don't worry, they will feel unsettled soon. It's just the normal. And if they're feeling totally unsettled and you think it's the end, don't worry, there will become a more hopeful moment. It's just the way we're built. Up and down, up and down, up and down.

Alain with Sarah