Reality plays with us. When you are focused on a goal for which you have real affection, you will receive a lot of attention, even rewards for what you do. That’s a good thing, but it can quickly backfire on you. I say that reality plays here with us, because these rewards, this attention that secretes our dopamine can lead us into a state of lack as soon as the latter dissipate.
Because of this frustration, we can move from someone who was simply happy to undertake a project that he or she held dear to his or her heart to someone who is in a state of craving due to the impact of their work on their person. That’s how I say that reality plays with us. We must remain lucid, not expect anything from reality, from what does not depend on us. By practicing seminal retention, you are fully in this logic; you break the logic of affective dependence, because this practice forces you to remain focused on what is important to you.