If only

If only I had acting talent and could land a role in a major television series, I would be happy.

Los Angeles police say actor Lee Thompson Young was found dead Monday morning.

Young's manager, Jonathan Baruch, says Young took his life.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/entertainment&id=9211367

If only I were beautiful I would be happy.

Former contestants of The Bachelor have led tributes to Gia Allemand following her suicide.

...Star of the Bachelor Pad Blakeley Shea wrote: 'Such a beautiful person inside and out...RIP.'
 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2394272/Bachelor-contestants-tweet-reactions-following-tragic-suicide-Gia-Allemand.html#ixzz2cSHAp074

If only I had a job and was respected by my colleagues, I would be happy.

A Kansas City area sports writer posthumously sparked a local treasure hunt by posting coordinates to a purported stash of gold and silver on the Internet just before committing suicide – but his family and cops says it’s all a hoax.
... "Martin was a terrific guy and a good employee," Mike Fannin, executive editor of the Kansas City Star, reportedly said.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/18/writer-claim-buried-200000-in-gold-silver-before-suicide-sparks-frenzy/?test=latestnews#ixzz2cSI6tyIi

The quotes found in Pirkei Avot generally are spiritual and edifying, but they can also be practical. Two thousand years ago, Ben Zoma rendered what remains, in my opinion, the best definition of happiness. "Who is rich? He who is happy with what he has" (4:1).
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/pirkei_avot.html