The Law Of Pleasure

Follow the law obediently, or suffer.

Created by Midjourney

You wanted pleasure. Incredible, sublime, life-changing pleasure.

And all you had to do was take the path laid before you. All you had to do was follow the proper processes. All you had to do was stay in the centre of the circle and trust the future.

But you tried to run ahead and grab pleasure before it was due. Instead of taking the main path like you were supposed to, you tried to take a shortcut through the side path; you tried to find a shortcut to pleasure. You tried to pluck the fruit before it was ripe; and in doing so, found it sour and unsatisfying.

What am I talking about? Let me put it in simpler terms for you:

• You watched porn instead of having sex with a real partner.
• You played video games instead of embarking on your life’s adventure.
• You watched Romcoms instead of having a true love story of your own.
• You ate junk food and grew fat and sluggish instead of living in a healthy body like you were supposed to.

You keep breaking the law of pleasure. And the universe continues to punish you for it.

What is the law of pleasure? Listen carefully and I’ll tell you the secret.