"The happiness that you feel when you satisfy a desire is not due to the satisfaction of the desire but to the momentary cessation of the desire. But the desire returns. Therefore desires can never be satisfied: they can only be overcome, abandoned."
Right. This must mean teenage girls and shopping. I overcame and abandoned that desire quite a long time ago.
It was a very wet and cold, windy day today and I bribed my son to do the winter league race for his age group. He was very amenable as he wanted something for £8.50 and this way he got it but kept the money in his pocket. I felt it was worth it as he is quite good at running but really can't be bothered. I hoped that the endorphins would get him out to do the next one. He found the race hard but enjoyed it (Munro blood) and didn't rule out another race, even though no money will be forthcoming the next time. He wasn't impressed that I didnt' do it, and couldn't work out how to make me do it without having to dole out some cash himself. I suggested he do it another way. He make me pay him, if I DIDN'T do it. So he wants something off the internet for £51.50. There is absolultely no way I am paying for it, so I have to do the next Duathlon in Arisaig on the 19th of February or pay up. Fair enough.....I'll do it!
His dad had a pretty good race himself - it was just the girls in the family that didn't break into a sweat today, but that is about to change.
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