Freud and "Phantasies"

Being a psychology major, one learns about Freud and his views towards the human mind as well as his views on why people choose to act the way they do. Although Freud is said to be controversial due to his unusual views, and his choice of extracurricular activities (his usage of opium), his ways of viewing the world have stood the test of time. While reading Freud's take on what art truly is, he said something that caught my eye. " We can begin by saying that happy people never make phantasies, only the unsatisfied ones." He goes on to say the unsatisfied wishes are what drive people to create these "phantasies". So therefore if someone phantasies does that mean one is not satisfied in their life? Also do these unfulfilled wishes drive us to create art? Truthfully I do not believe that if one phantasies they are unsatisfied, I believe that they become things we wish to have, things that motivate us to work towards completing them. I do believe there is some truth in the sense that our inner desires may fuel us to create art. Without inner desire to express a certain emotion or feeling, there would be no art, therefore who's to say an inner desire can't motivate someone to create a piece of art.