I don't mind that counter-argument (and agree that word choice is always a problem with this topic), but I do to some degree disagree. There's more than just inner peace here, at least as typically understood: the joy from absence of dukkha can be quite fierce, and I think it is usually greatly underestimated.

I do understand the cases you're referring to, although honestly, I think those those examples are just a small subset of the joys of the world. But the crux of the point -- and I do think it is correct -- is that these things are not *inherently* joyful. Rather, how we relate to them has everything to do with whether we can experience happiness in them. Each of these things can be a source of happiness or a source of dukkha, depending on how we view them. Some people can not stand surprises; some get downright angry at distraction. Many find doing-for-others to be an immense burden, because of being too attached to negative feelings about those people or oneself.

In other words, I disagree with you that these things are *kinds* of happiness. I think they are potential *sources* of happiness, among the many such. But whether they actually produce happiness instead of dukkha has absolutely everything to do with how you relate to them...