Selected Cronicas

IN PURSUIT OF PLEASURE

And so much suffering, sometimes even unawares, because one is in pursuit of pleasure. I do not know how one can make pleasure come of its own accord. And it is so dramatic: you need only look at others in the semi-darkness of a night-club: the pursuit of pleasure which does not come alone or of its own volition. The pursuit of pleasure has brought the taste of rank water: I put my lips to the rusting tap. Two drops of lukewarm water come trickling out: the tap is dry. No, real suffering is better by far than forced pleasure.