Quoting Nietzche:

> He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how

This seems to be the opposite of what the author has to say here.

When I think of the people in my life that are happiest, they are the ones that are least interested in having nice things and the ones that are most willing to endure a little pain in order to build meaning into their lives.

The ones who are not willing to make that sacrifice, who chase happiness for its own sake... for them, pain causes suffering, which compounds the problem because it throws in their face that they've failed in their quest for happiness. For the others, it's just a momentary annoyance, like bad weather.

I'm with Neitzche on this one.