How come people complicate life?

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Mainly by thinking that it would be better if it was different from what it is. There are many levels of this thought process, and it mostly goes on in the unconscious. There’s the level of society which gives rise to the desire for self-improvement, the level of personal relationships which creates complex emotion, the level of love and compassion which gives rise to the desire to change the world, the ultimate level of acceptance is death. When you reach that, life becomes very simple. Still chaotic, but very simple.