If we honestly examine our lives, we will discover that all that remains of everything we have done so far are memories. We chase pleasures that seem to cross our path, but as soon as we obtain them, they slip between our fingers.

When we are in kindergarten, we want to be in school. We think of it as such a fun place to be, where older kids “have a great time” and learn new and exciting things. But once we get to school, we can’t wait to get to high school. At high school, the new craze is college, and in college, it is a successful career. The next phase always seems better and more appealing. But is it really so?

And there is another issue: Once we get what we want, the pleasure slips between our fingers and leaves us as thirsty as wanderers in the desert, dreaming of a glass of water. And even if we find water, we tremendously enjoy the first sip, but the more we drink, the less we enjoy. In the end, we even forget that we were ever thirsty. In short, we spend our whole lives chasing phantoms of delights. And even when we catch a phantom, it takes no more than a minute for it to slip away once more.

Courtesy of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaBegerWeNE