About love, connection, and a note on the purpose of this blog
YNH (Yuval Noah Harari) once said in 21 lessons for the 21st century - Q&A: "To love means to be liberated from the obsession with whatever thoughts, emotions, and desires pop into my own mind right now, and instead to listen to others and see what is happening with them." There will never be enough pleasure, and pleasure won't last forever. Relationships which are built upon only pleasure: beauty, property, assets, impressive skills, clever puns, etc., are bound to collapse, because sooner or later, those things will become old, and you will get bored of them, and somebody else with even more pleasure to offer would come by. You will have to chase pleasure until you die, because there is no ceiling for how much pleasure is enough, so even then, you would still have achieved nothing. On the other hand, someone who is connected to you, who feel the same way as you, is a cornerstone in your life that would never just fade away. Nevertheless, pleasant experie...
