What are the greatest pleasures of human existence?

Quora asked the question. Bits & Pieces selected a few example answers:

  • As a young man, realizing that a girl I like likes me too.
  • Visiting old places I remember from my childhood
  • Spending quality time with friends and family.
  • The greatest pleasure is in that moment when our body transits from conscious state to sleepy state.
  • The love of a dog.
  • The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
  • Eating freshly baked bread with cool butter
  • The smell of grass and trees after a rainstorm.
  • Friendship: trust, laughing in good company.
  • Struggling to learn something and having everything finally click at 2am just before you drift off to sleep.
  • Finding and sharing love by far beats any experience I have ever had.
  • Meeting your children for the first time.
  • To be able to prove your critics wrong when doing something you love.

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