For example: A person thinks incessantly about how to earn another dollar. All day and all night, he thinks about money. You can’t talk to him about anything else. The moment you begin talking about anything, the conversation immediately turns to money. How did this happen? His mind became accustomed to thinking only about money because he has told himself that this is necessary in order to have a happy life. This thinking could stem from any number of sources... but the bottom line is that this is what he thinks about all the time. He dreams about money day and night... and this is all he talks about.
This is an example of the way our mind connects to pleasure without actually experiencing the pleasure at that moment. We can call this pleasure of the mind. Another example is when we are obsessively thinking about ourselves and whether our lives will be good. How can I improve my chances at a better life, we think. We’re addicted to this type of thinking... where can I derive the most benefit for my future? Who can I flatter because he’s wealthy? Perhaps I should ingratiate myself with this person because he will be teaching my son next year.... Whenever we’re idle or bored, our minds tend to turn to this question: “How can I improve my life.”
When a person has experienced financial hardship, and he has become accustomed to asking people for loans, we will see that this is all he thinks about—for this is the rule: Constant thought about something creates a deep connection.
