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Originally Posted by Shamou  "Everything you and I do, we do either out of our need to avoid pain or our desire to gain pleasure." |
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Originally Posted by ZHereford Making an obvious statement like that is neither profound nor a revelation. The real questions are:
1. Will short term pain give me long term pleasure?
2. Will short term pleasure give me long term pain?
and ultimately how do gauge my actions accordingly? |
Both are very true. I completely believe in the pain/pleasure model. I've seen it in my life every day. Fear is a natural emotion. It was not created to harm us, but to serve us. Once you use it as a weapon in your arsenal, then you'll be a lot better off.