pursuit of pleasure, n.All

Pursuit of pleasure (n.) to ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the exclusion of pain is really a pursuit of unconsciousness — so the harder we chase life as pleasure, the more we kill what we love.