The concept of pleasure has several references in our language, although the most widespread and popular is the one that refers to the taste, satisfaction or entertainment that something or someone provokes in it.
Pleasure is the taste, satisfaction or pleasant sensation that an individual feels regarding the performance of some activity, or for the company of such a person. “For me it is really a pleasure to entertain you with this meal”. "It is a pleasure to talk with my friend Laura, she always has the ideal advice to give."
Also, the word pleasure is used to express fun and entertainment. “It is a pleasure trip in which I will completely disconnect from my work obligations”.
Positive feeling that always produces pleasure
Therefore, pleasure always turns out to be a positive sensation or feeling, because whoever lives or feels it will manifest a situation of pleasure and euphoria.
Usually, pleasure will appear in our lives once some of the basic needs of our body have been fully satisfied, for example, thirst with a drink, hunger from an appetizing meal, or any other need that, although it should not be considered basic but that nevertheless reports a situation of full satisfaction for, for example, the soul or the intellect, such as rest to counteract sleep and fatigue, sex, for libido, entertainment for boredom, scientific or unscientific knowledge to satisfy ignorance, curiosity and development of the spirit, and various types of arts to satisfy the need for culture.
Kinds of pleasures
So, we find that there are different types of pleasures: physical pleasure (comes from the enjoyment of conditions linked to the sense organs), psychic pleasure (It comes from the satisfaction generated in the individual by the memory of what is funny, funny), aesthetic pleasure (comes from the contemplation of the beautiful), intellectual pleasure (occurs after the expansion of knowledge), playful pleasure (results from the practice and enjoyment of the games), emotional pleasure (arises from love, friendship, family affections) and pleasure of contemplation (It occurs during the contemplation of something beautiful, amazing, unusual).
Meanwhile, the person who receives pleasure in some of its modalities will be called satisfied
When our body is experiencing any type of pleasure, the following substances are usually present: endorphins, dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin.
Many approaches and subjectivity
Now, as well as any question related to human beings, pleasure, and more because of its positive intrinsic characteristic of producing satisfaction and taste in people, it has been studied from different perspectives and by different intellectuals, philosophers, sociologists, psychologists , among other professionals.
Meanwhile, many of them have agreed that pleasure is purer and enjoyed when it is further away from painful issues, because if one has gone through a painful situation in the vicinity of time, it is difficult to feel the pleasure so purely and massively that something It causes you, that is, you will feel it clear, and it will make you happy, but it will not be with such fullness unless that painful circumstance close in time is mediated.
On the other hand, there are those who have declared that they should be enjoyed, yes but with prudence, and the Christian religion, for example, decided to reject material pleasures and aspire for spiritual ones, aspiring to the maximum pleasure that is to serve God and live with him. in the paradise that has prepared us after going through earthly life.
Also, we must say that pleasure has a very strong load of subjectivity in its conception, since what for me can be super pleasant for another is not at all. Reading a book can be my greatest pleasure while for another a great boredom. And on the other hand, for one person it can be a great pleasure to play electronic games while for others it is something childish and boring.
Other uses
For its part, the expression at pleasure it is frequently used to refer to total satisfaction with something or that there is no impediment or obstacle to the realization of this or that action. "You can paint at will on my desk, there is nothing to be damaged.”
And the other less known references of this word are those that as a sandbar that is located at the bottom of the sea; the sandy area where the current of the water deposited gold particles, and finally the pearl fishing on the Atlantic coast.
