the mistake

so why would a person who can have endless happiness not choose it ?

the current thinking is... the feelings of happiness we experience are a

mild form of the intense feelings of happiness that are experienced in

the heavenly state

built into the state of mind that made the heavenly state is the

orientation or understanding which takes into account the need to avoid

motions which can't be reciprocated (giving back in equal measure that

which has been given)

as an example... if you were moving forward on a perfectly level and

perfectly smooth bit of ice 100's of miles long you would need to take

care that you didn't suddenly change direction and move into the path

of someone else moving at a different speed