PTE Reading MC Single Answer: Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness.…

Much of what goes by the name of pleasure is simply an effort to destroy consciousness. If one started by asking, what is man? What are his needs? How can he best express himself? One would discover that merely having the power to avoid work and live one’s life from birth to death in electric light and to the tune of tinned music is not a reason for doing so. Man needs warmth, society, leisure, comfort, and security: he also needs solitude, creative work, and a sense of wonder. If he recognized this he could use the products of science and industrialism eclectically, applying always the same test. Does this make me more human or less human? He would then learn that the highest happiness does not lie in relaxing, resting, playing poker, drinking, and making love simultaneously.