"Enlightenment"... "Nirvana"... "Oneness"... Who cares what the fuck its called. It can be found right here in america it is just seeing reality as it is nothing more. When you have found it you will not be 100% joyus all of the time or in some higher state of consiousness. life will still be life. You will just be at peace.
I think that you might just be the wrong one here. Enlightenment is not some crazy state of mind or Giant leap in perception. Just a feeling of oneness and peace with where you are at, accepting that you are a shell for the divine to work through and that if you could control everything then where you ended up would not be half as amazing as the journey the divine has in store for you.