You also become oblivious to the fact that all you can experience is the present moment, you might think that you will be happy in the future and let's say you reach your fantasy, even then you won't be happy. Because you are simply unable to become content in the present. You will experience a fleeting moment of bliss and then you become accustomed to it, then you will find something new to project your happiness into.
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