The delicate balance between pleasure and duty

For a moment, I was about to go on the previous subject which I left halfway. I don’t owe my readers anything; in fact, I’m not even sure if there is such a thing as a reader. My mind wanders often, and I seek excitement even in my writings… But the idea is that we must follow our course of action till the end in mind comes through. We tend to think negatively of inconsistency. Take destruction, for instance. I walk empty floors that undergo construction for weeks at a time, and then there is a complete new floor, much better than the one before. If I destroy a bad habit, like smoking cigarettes, and lose some weight, then the impact –to my belief –is a positive one. But our ideas of destruction and pain are focused wrongly. Pain may represent an opportunity to grow beyond measure. If we learn to look at things in the same conflicting light as they appear, nothing will ever come out of it. It is believed that our human condition is meant for us to suffer. Why? Well, imagine what life will be like if we were to be comfortable with any given situation in our lives? We will automatically cease to exist, in a way. That is, if I made enough money already, then I don’t need to work. But such scenario never takes place. In fact, what seems to be the norm is a vicious cycle which keeps us in. What is the alternative in this case? One would be to find those things that are not worth suffering for: one of them is being in a state of preoccupation. Worrying seems futile a condition although it may have its advantages. As I said previously, suffering could very well be a part of our nature and hence the idea is to make life tolerable. But since we are aware of the condition and its function, then we may get rid of its experience altogether. Instead of setting out to live in a perpetual state of adventure, make plans to party and have a blast from time to time. An ideal balance between pleasure and duty should suffice. But perhaps still more ideal would be that our duty was creatively fruitful; that is, to engage in something that rewards our sense of purpose. We should have a pleasurable time with our task and at the same time make our time-off a duty to ourselves.