prove fruitless, except to offer some form of denial based satasfaction. Most fear growing old and helpless and being dependent. I would say that most senior citizens fight really hard for independance even after it's been lost. Unless you're fortunate enough to croak at the top of the hill, it's inevitable. All pursuits will be self defeating. His second statement, is that satasfaction of desire is transitory, knowing it won't last forever diminishes the satasfaction. When we're presented with a blow pop, we don't always think, "well this blow pop is great, but i'm going to be so bummed when it's gone", but He wants us to know that that's how it is. Even the bliss experienced during the peak of a romantic relationship has it's paranoid moments, when you fear that they might leave you, and that if they did the world would cease to exist and you would perish in a pool of your own blasted misery. The simple fear of a desire ceasing to be satasfied can be nerve wracking. "That pig is paying child support now, but I just know it's too good be true. He and that stripper are going to hop a plane to Amsterdam, and he'll be gone, I tell you, gone!" My point is made. His third statement is that satasfaction of desire is addictive, more you have the more you want. How true. How many times have you sat in front of one of those blasted (illegal) video slot machines, and doubled the ten bucks you just put in?.....If you were smart you'd cash out, but this thing is addictive, you can't stop, you want more more more! (you lose your 400 credits, and then lose twenty more bucks trying to make your ten back) Those poor souls on Who Wants to be a Millionaire....how many times have you seen the guy win $250,000, and blow the $500,000 question because he decided to make a guess?? He walks away with like $60,000 UNSATASFIED. How does that happen?? I rejoice in small change i find on the floor. His fourth statement is satasfaction of desire is i...
