Content/Pleasant Experiences.md

  • Standing still against the cool summer breeze facing the sun a few dozen minutes from dawn amongst a silky spread of neatly arranged clouds while listining to a beautiful orchestra of birdsong and enveloped in a perception of vastness afforded by the limitless skies, feeling “just right” however it is right there.
  • Happening upon a novel snack or treat bought from a store where one had not delighted in such for a while, captivated by its novelty and slight strangeness. And upon opening the package, smelling the aroma, and tasting the flavor, becoming overwhelmed by a pleasure never felt before causing rapture to arise.
    • And then experiencing the same thing some time later, except this time its a different treat fashioned with the same type of novel flavor as the previous snack–a novel twist of the tender crossed with the mature to produce a internally complementary hybrid that invoke one’s curiosity.

The examples connect feeling with enjoyment. Visual experience examines one sensory channel more closely, while motivation considers how pleasant possibilities can guide action.

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