Quote by Robert Wilson

The more internal freedom you achieve, the more you want: it is more fun to be happy than sad, more enjoyable to choose your own emotions than to have them inflicted on you by mechanical glandular processes, more pleasurable to solve your problems than to be stuck with them forever.

The more internal freedom you achieve, the more you want: it

Summary

This quote suggests that as one gains personal freedom, the desire for it only grows stronger. It expresses that experiencing happiness is more fulfilling and preferable than sadness and that being able to consciously choose one's emotions is more enjoyable than being passive to them. Additionally, it conveys the idea that finding solutions to one's problems brings gratification and is preferable to being forever trapped in them. Overall, the quote emphasizes the importance of internal freedom, autonomy, and the joy that comes with taking control of one's own life.

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