In this article, Brock Bastain, explores how the sensation of pain is a good thing and how it builds up the sensation of pleasure. Another aspect this article includes is that endless pleasure may actually lead to dystopian societies as deliberated in Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel “Brave New World.” The author states that, “We need pain to provide a contrast for pleasure; without pain, life becomes dull, boring and downright undesirable.” The author uses the example of “a chocoholic in a chocolate shop”, in which at first everything is grand, but after a while we will forget why and what made us happy. This leads into how pain builds pleasure and a great example would be a “runners high.” After intense physical exertion, runners experience a sense
