Principle : All pleasures is bought with the price of pain.
We pay the price either before we enjoy it or after we enjoyed the pleasure.
For good healthy pleasures, we pay the price before we enjoy it. The price of self discipline and self control. And a strong will to focus on what truly matters. Later, we are able to enjoy true peace in our minds and our hearts. Some could find peaceful solitude. Others may enjoy true happiness with people who matters in their life.
As for false pleasure, we enjoy the pleasures first and later ask ourselves “ What have I done?”. We pay the price of pain later. The price of painful regrets.
Excerpt from seminar by Dr. Ravi Zacharias