"I can't give an exact definition, but I can say that the topic of happiness seems to be on several planes," assures Professor Bringué. "First, you have to be able to see yourself in your reality; and then, you have to be able to assume that reality. Sometimes what breaks happiness is the inability to see what is happening to us. Finally, you have to realize everything that transcends. Therein lies the question of the meaning of life, of whether there is something more," he explains. And he adds: "Pursuing happiness is not about finding a single answer, but finding a better question. It's about running out of questions and getting rid of your own prejudices. You don't have to be afraid to break those ideas; it's about being humble".

Asked about the relationship between happiness and the university, Prof. Xavier Bringué turns to the figure of St. Josemaría, recalling another of the aspects with which the saint related happiness. "Happiness is a challenge and St. Josemaría linked it to freedom. When he was asked what characteristic defined the university, he always spoke of the freedom of professors and students. Here is the core topic: being free means respecting people who think differently, not judging, and accompanying those who cross our path in the honest search for the truth. And this idea of the search for truth in the service of the things that matter to us makes us happy," he explains. "From that freedom also comes commitment. From that freedom do not arise subjects who get it right, but committed subjects, imperfect, but free," he concludes.