I just finished reading The Life of Pi. It is a wonderful book, and towards the beginning, states that the story has a happy ending. After finishing it, I talked with a friend about this statement; she thought it was a sad story, due to Pi's loss of his family, and his ordeal. I thought it was a happy story. I came to the conclusion that a valid reason for sorrow is when a rational being consciously makes a decision they know to be harmful to themselves or to others. When someone knows something is wrong and still does it. When good people stand by and let bad things happen. Life and its circumstances are outside of our control; it is the world within our sphere of influence where the story is made tragedy or comedy.
In the story, there are lamentable events. People are eaten, families die. Pi passes through trials, but his sanity, humanity, and spirituality seem to pass through intact. I think it is a happy story. You should read it.
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