The Candy Is A Trick
The candy is not going to heal you than medicine does. The end goal won't make you feel fulfilled, if you are not feeling fulfilled in the process.
End states would never come, you have to feel them now. The kid should learn to take the medicine without aiming for the candy. The candy may feel good for a while, but the medicine would heal and make the kid happy in the long run.
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