How Do You Know That Pleasure Is Good And Pain Is Bad?
We’re biologically wired to avoid pain and seek pleasure. But is it really a no-brainer which one we should choose?
It’s our most fundamental instinct as human beings to try to protect ourselves from experiencing pain. And it’s only natural as pain is always… well, unpleasant and pleasure is obviously enjoyable.
It goes against our nature to intentionally choose pain. Especially if we had the option to choose between pleasure and pain.
But is pleasure always the better option?
And in general, how do we really know that pleasure is good and pain is bad?
Pain is…
Pain is when you give natural birth to a baby and feel your flesh ripped apart by a tiny person’s not so tiny head. But isn’t that pain totally worth it? Is that pain bad?
Pleasure is…
Pleasure is when you enjoy a passionate night of sensual sex with the now married with children love of your life, with whom you reconnected after years of living apart. But is that pleasure worth it? Is that pleasure good?
