I agree with Jenna's notion that the "pleasure scale" ranges from person to person. The idea that seeking "happiness can become more important than obtaining actual happiness" that is commented on, I believe, holds some truth. People like to feel as though they have a mission. People find happiness in knowing they have a purpose to fulfill and once that is done, they do not know what to do, so they feel they must create a new mission. This idea is almost comparable to the idea of "the thrill of the hunt." Similar to when the hunt ends, once the mission to happiness has been completed the excitement dies down and the person is left looking for that feeling again; happy again only once they have found a new goal to reach for.
(Link to Jenna's blog: http://jennaoconnorr.blogspot.com/)
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