Pleasure escapes

We are so averse to pain and suffering that we avoid it like the plague. But the opposite of this behavior is an addiction. We gravitate and hold on so tight to pleasure, worried that this is the last time we will ever feel good. We are addicted to pleasure like any other drug. Drugs, sex, fried food, social media…and when this is used as an escape to avoid seeing things as they are, we are not fully embracing the human experience. This isn’t an assault on pleasure. (I love it!) Pleasure is an integral part of being human. But it is also temporary. And as a culture, we have become stuck by falling into this trap that the key to a good life is continuously being happy. That just isn’t possible. There is so much more to what life can teach us.