Some people eat for comfort, some people get enormous psychological gratification from food, other people couldn't care less-- they have to be reminded to eat.

有人吃东西是为了寻求慰藉,有人通过吃东西,从食物中得到巨大的心理满足感,还有人对吃毫无兴趣,他们需要提醒,才会想起去吃东西

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Why shouldn't gratification be instant and eternal?

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We want to hear that Facebook can substitute for the marriages we don't form, and that friends and pets provide more gratification than the children we don't have.

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Children, in case you haven't noticed, prefer immediate gratification.

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