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elight and Distress in life are a reflection of each other. They are usually thought of as contrasting pairs. They are opposites of each other because one is considered to be good and the other one bad. They are a pair because they represent two extremes on the same scale. Delight is defined as "a passive state wherein the mind passes to a greater perfection", and Distress is "an active state wherein the mind passes to a lesser perfection". It is said that delight is a unique feeling that also has a unique relationshipwith distress”.

Delight and Distress have been considered inimical to each other because they cannot exist together. As distress enters our life, delight leaves and when distress leaves delight enters. Thinkwith an open mind, it is just like day and night taking turns. The human imagination of Paradise, Heaven or Jannat is based on the belief that there is a world that is without pain and full of pleasure. The greed of pleasure and the fear of pain makes life restless. But both are placed in the exact same area on themap of themind.

People approach delight and avoid distress and most of the time they are motivated to do so. Distress

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