It seems to me the confusion and the misery begin when that face, that river, that cloud, that mountain becomes a memory, and this memory then demands a greater continuity of pleasure; we want such things repeated. We all know this. I have had a certain pleasure, or you have had a certain delight in something, and we want it repeated. Whether it be sexual, artistic, intellectual or something not quite of this character, we want it repeated - and I think that is where pleasure begins to darken the mind and create values that are false, not actual. Read The Rest at :