Where are there examples of people being taught to avoid pleasurable things or activities?
A huge reason that you may see this is drugs. Obviously, people can become addicted to drugs because it rewards the dopaminergic pathway and thus creates a pleasurable feeling (often).
Simultaneously, drugs are a very dangerous substance in many cases, and can destroy lives (in both the literal and figurative sense), and so people who are addicted need be weaned off of it for future benefits.
Also, sex is a very pleasurable activity. However, Christian ideals persist that we must abstain temporarily until after marriage, even though you may be an adult capable of giving consent. There is still a law that should you be caught engaging in premarital sex, you may be arrested and even jailed - although it is not often enforced.
Where are there examples of people being taught to seek out unpleasurable activities?
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Umm... it would appear that your post got published in the webdings font. I don't mean to be rude, but editing this post to put it into a readable font would be much appreciated (particularly because I think it's rather good, as I discovered after copying and pasting into word and changing fonts).
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