Anticipation
We should never underestimate the pleasure of anticipation. Whether it’s an upcoming holiday, reuniting with loved ones, a new book to read, the next instalment of a favourite movie franchise (for me, that means Star Wars), or – as is the case for many on Christmas Eve – receiving gifts. Alain de Botton makes a similar point in his wonderful book The Art of Travel. As long as the anticipated event is in the future, everything is still possible. We can imagine and idealise and daydream. When it happens, the experience may be amazing or disappointing. So always savour the anticipation.
— Wayne Visser
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