I have desired and hoped for many things to manifest themselves in my life. In a way desire: which I feel is the same as hope is endless unless it is manifested or realized. At that point desire, which may have been growing within you ends, and the excitement of the manifestation of it begins to fade. There is a loss there. I think this may be why many lottery winners spend their winnings on more gambling: as they find their desire was more important to them then the manifestation of it. A possible exception to this for me would be love, although it is not exactly a physical manifestation. It is more a feeling that can grow to replace the end of desire that it created.

Another way of describing this good answer. I think of it as the "journey" to our desire. The journey can be more fulfilling than the desire itself. Often at the end of our journey we are disappointed...the end results was not so "good" after all.

LOL! Obtainment is normally less blissful than the desire to obtain it. There are moments of bliss during containment, but the process of manifesting our desires is an aging process. As with age, the older we get the more experience we acquire causing a less desirous response. This is partly why we are continuously seeking new experiences. The objects of our affection are also a responsibility. Along with our continuous search for new experiences, we must also continuously tend to our "Garden," (objects). The consequence is dust and dysfunction, which can also befall us if we do not continue the "search." I laughed at the beginning of your question because I blissfully enjoyed the memory of this question within myself! Thanks for sharing.