what happened to the pursuit of happiness?...

I've began to notice that our lives have slowly declined in morality and priorities. What ever happened to the pursuit of happiness over the pursuit of greed; the pursuit of love over the pursuit of lust; and last but not least, the pursuit of honor over the pursuit of success? I'm just a little confused here...is it me or has society traded in morals/values for vices? I'm not saying I'm a saint because we all know that I am not. I have my flaws and I sin occasionally if not often but what I'm trying to say is we're lost on our pursuit of instant gratification. Believe me, I am a strong believer in instant gratification but I'm not sure if I'd be willing to give up my values for it and get my priorities twisted into a knot. That's just asking for a one way ticket to you know where huh? I mean yeah, only God can judge you, but you gotta remember, he is judging you. I'm just saying, I wouldn't want to be the one getting his lecture about what he's taught and how much he believed in me for me to go and do something like "that". How disappointing. On that note, I feel bad that out of how ever many hours in a week, we spend about 90% working, running errands, sleeping, eating, or doing hygenic routines. What happened to filling up our lives with happiness and sunshine? Making memories and being around friends and family? This society has gotten me all types of conflicted and twisted. Maybe once I move away..say to another country one day, then things will change. Morals, values and ethics will change. I don't know if there's a problem with the world, with us personally or with this specific society. Only God knows and only God can be the judge; but remember, he thinks I'm bombdiggity. Peace&Goodday!