A “high” is any state of consciousness above one’s customary level of awareness. Therefore, to a person who lives in Fear, moving up to Courage is a “high.” To people who live in hopeless Apathy, Anger is a “high” (for example, rioters in third-world ghettoes). Fear at least feels better than Despair, and Pride feels far better than Fear. Acceptance is much more comfortable than Courage; and Love makes any lower state seem comparatively unattractive. While Joy surpasses all lesser human emotions, Ecstasy is a rarely felt emotion in a class by itself. The most sublime experience of all is the
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