The more desires we have, the more we will suffer. 

The more wishes we have, 

the more disappointed we will be. 

In our continuous attempts to try to make the world conform to our wishes, we’re just setting ourselves up for unending suffering and disappointment. We know this first hand, but we keep doing it. It’s foolhardy. We already know that our wanting things to be a certain way doesn’t make them happen. Every time we get tripped up by our habits of desiring and wishing, we get reminded of such futility.

So what’s the problem?

There could be many reasons.

Perhaps, although we acknowledge the pointlessness in our heads, we are not strong enough to move beyond doing the same old thing. Our habits are eons-old. Or maybe we are brave enough to start being less demanding of the world but aren’t diligent enough to follow through. Going with the flow is so much easier than paddling in another direction. It just takes too much energy and care.

But when has easy ever achieved anything worthwhile?