Definition of Pleasure

I discovered what pleasure truly meant one spring in San Francisco. It was a sunny, yet cool afternoon in May. I was in town for a week on business, but somehow I managed to slip away from work at lunchtime that day. I meandered through the city on foot and ended up at a park just past the Fisherman’s Wharf district. As I looked upon the bay, my line of sight had the perfect picture framed. I was looking directly at the rolling hills to the north, the Golden Gate Bridge was on the extreme left, and Alcatraz was on the extreme right. The world stopped and for the next five minutes, I sat in a blissful trance enjoying the perfect weather and beautiful scenery. I was experiencing a pure state of pleasure.
Pleasure is something that most humans try to achieve on a daily basis. Pleasure is defined as the gratification of the senses or of the mind; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying. (Dictiona...