But the surpassing intensity of pleasure is precisely its dangerous allure, its sweet poison: "Surely any friend of wisdom and holy joys . . . would prefer, if possible, to beget children without lust".
"Emotional well-being refers to the emotional quality of an individual's everyday experience the frequency and intensity of experiences of joy, stress, sadness, anger, and affection that makes one's life pleasant or unpleasant," the researchers wrote.
We may have eaten bacon freely and never set foot in a synagogue, but when one of us children whistled "Jingle Bells" or asked to string lights on a tree, we once again were slaves in Egypt.My wife's family, by contrast, celebrates Christmas with a fervour and intensity (and joy, of course) that still amazes me.
Now, we do it less often, but we do it with a lot of intensity and joy when we come together.
Intensity of experience — from giddy joy to bleak gloom and back again — was the signature stamp of my participation in a 100-mile race through the mountains of northeastern Wyoming last weekend.
We'd rather look at the precise swing, the liquid catch-turn-throw, the intensity of focus, the obvious joy of playing ball really well — all gifts Jeter has been giving us for 17 years, and counting.
It's a huge explosion of joy, ardour and romantic intensity.
Clearly, the Philharmonic players were inspired by the boundless joy and intensity of his music-making.
But there was no denying the pure joy and intensity of the performances".
