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There is so much that is displeasing and dull about living that we should take every opportunity that comes our way to enjoy the pleasurable things in life. None of us can afford to become susceptible to the feeling of small delight, or uninvolved in small interests. A chair, for instance, can be a small and constant joy, and taking pleasure from one a sensation available to us almost all of the time is simply …

…as to what to do about it. Everyone finds his or her own solution for how to fix this problem. The most common alteration in the sitting position usually comes when the legs are crossed. The crossing of legs seems to satisfy some inner dis-satisfied feeling. You would have to say that of all the things we have built for ourselves to make life more tolerable, the chair has been one of the most successful.