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Pleasure cannot be defined or described, but can only be known as an experience, which is subjective and personal, like:
Pleasure can be divided into two kinds: Body pleasure and the pleasures of the mind.
A warm bath or cold beer can be pleasures of the body, whereas feeling one with nature or fantasizing about taking revenge from your boss can be termed as pleasures of the mind.
The subtle emotions, the great things that are only felt, and the Godly matters are the content of the mind's pleasures. The Stoics were always detesting pleasures of the body, something shared by many Christians.
The fear of death made people find ways to diminish it, adop...
The beauty of nature has been a source of pleasure for many. Nature is vast and overwhelming, full of isolation, solitude, freedom and away from the shackles of society. The pathlessness of wild trees offer a sublime escape from the world and into the unknown.
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