The universe exists to give all creatures exactly what they want when they want it. The problem arises when creatures don't know that they want exactly what they have, when they have it. Animals seem to obey this law better than humans. They sit with what they have until they want something else, then they go for that.
This flies in the face of therapeutic "wisdom" that makes fun of addicts, who "want what they want when they want it". But therapeutic wisdom ignores the fact that addicts don't want to get high, they just want to be in the presence of their lover. The problem with addiction begins when a child goes to a parent to simply be in the presence of their lover, and the parent gives them food, a toy, or some other distraction in order to avoid paying attention to the child. The child then is trained to go to the distraction on the way to love, and that becomes a way of life.
That doesn't make the problem of addiction easy to solve for anyone except the addict. When the addict wakes up and realizes whom they love, all they have to do is go to the presence of their lover, and they will find release from the cycle of distraction. Of course, for many people, the cycle of distraction is immensely attractive, because it is a kind of foreplay that enhances the anticipation of going to the presence of their lover.
The universe, with its mandatory aspects of space and time, provides a lover for every lover, and a direction towards that lover. The necessity of crossing space and taking time to get to your lover creates the multiplicity of life's sensations and experiences.
We are all going to be in the presence of our lover sooner or later. Maybe you were in the presence of your lover already today. What a great thing! What a beautiful thing to return to!
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