Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements. A. Happiness implies the notion of stability, of enduring contentment, of peace of mind, while our pleasures, joys, and amusements are essentially ephemeral. B. If the word 'happiness' is used in its broadest sense as signifying all that pleases man not in a transitory but a lasting manner, then it is hard to find fault with the assertion that man's highest good is happiness. C. Happiness being the natural end of man, the only rational ethics for human beings consists in finding out the conditions of our happiness and in striving to bring them into being. D. Having made this distinction, it must be admitted that the majority of men sacrifice their true happiness in the pursuit of passing pleasures.