On 23 Oct 2005 16:45:23 -0700, "V" <vfr44@aol.com> wrote:

"Nevertheless pleasure and pain is actually all that matters in life."
7 Benefits We Derive From Our Addictions
There is a method to our madness when it comes to addictions. We derive
the following benefits from participating in our various addictions.
1) Pain Reliever

Addiction causes pain

2 Pressure Relief

addiction is a source of intense pressure

3) Time Filler

addiction steals time

4) Escape Vehicle

addiction cannot be 'escaped'

5) Pleasure Vehicle

addiction robs pleasure

6) Mystical or Religious Experience>

addiction causes spiritual separation

7) Death Sentence

you got one out of seven right, dipshit.