Sensory pleasures are easily fooled. This isn’t a bad thing, if you’re aware of it.
Is that really a wonderful steak you’re eating, or does it just have a good blend of spices on it? Who cares? There’s no deeper meaning behind indulgences like these. It’s just something for you to enjoy – so enjoy it, regardless of why.
In movies, you can often “trick” people into thinking a particular plotline was deep and meaningful by resolving it in slow motion with emotional music playing over it. But there’s no trick – the whole point was just to tug on your heartstrings a little, and if it did that, then mission accomplished.
The point is, you can dress up your life’s experiences however you want, and your enjoyment is your own, independent of anyone else’s evaluations. There is no “real” anything in this sphere. You just smile, or you don’t. So drown that steak in ketchup if you like it – even if I don’t. After all, who’s eating it?
The Opportunity Machine 