Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps...

Perhaps a lot of us were taught by various belief systems to be like conquerers or colonizers to parts of ourselves; that could be part of the reason why some people still seek comforts and rewards in self-absorbed ways that mimick the colonizers. But comforts and rewards are what we are wired to seek. So...is that all bad? No, but there are some very big problems with over-indulgence and imbalance. But you also don't want to be too puritanical. What are you rebelling against?