For most of us, there is a deep conditioning in the mind to try to hold on to what is pleasant and to push away or avoid what is unpleasant. But it is precisely this conditioning that powers the rollercoaster of hope and fear. With increasing clarity and wisdom, we see that these changes are inevitable and that they are not mistakes. It’s not that pleasant feelings go away because we’ve done something wrong; it’s simply the nature of all conditioned things to change.
