How much of my doing is chasing after activities, people, things etc that I presume will make me happy? And when I catch one of these, do I try to hold on to it "forever"?
Pursuit can present in the form of addictions, hunger, ruthless ambition, an empty feeling inside, distractedness, impatience, clinging, possessiveness, materialism, greed, jealousy, etc. "The one who dies with the most toys wins."
Our own experience repeatedly shows that no matter what we imagine will bring happiness, shortly after we obtain or achieve it, the happiness starts fading. But we don't seem to learn, and we restlessly chase after the next thing that will surely make us happy - in the future.
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