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Having a lot of money means you're going to be very happy, right? Wrong; having a lot of money proves to less happiness after a while. A study has shown that after some time, someone who wins the lottery is expected to report similar levels of happiness in their life than would a paraplegic. This is because of the relativeness of happiness. Right after winning the lottery, it is expected for someone to be much happier than before, but the happiness level drops as people realize the hardships that come along with winning the lottery. The same, but opposite, goes for people who are parapalegic; these people learn to appreciate the smaller things in life more and not take as much for granted.
I have coached cheerleading for years and have noticed relative happiness at awards sessions with our youngest team. The first time the team won first or second place, the girls were extatic, but after winning many competitions in a row their excitement went down, even to a point where they would upset if they got anything other than first place.