This is human nature that we can get bored after sometimes no matter what we had expected for a long time. One example I saw on TV a while back, a retired policeman (later became Christian) said when he was young he longed for an expensive watch. He passed by a watch store every day when he was off duty. This became his route or addiction and looked at the watch for five minutes every time he walked by. He saved the money very enthusiastically and well planned. After one year he saved enough money to buy the watch he had been expecting for a very long time. He walked in the shop and bought it. As he walked out of the shop his excitement disappeared suddenly. He felt lost. That is the exact feeling when we accomplish some material thing which we wish to have for a long time and then the excitement is gone.
The teacher of Ecclesiastes observed that no earthly experience delivers ultimate joy. (Ecclesiastes 1:8) “All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing.” We may feel moments of ecstasy, but our elation soon wears off and we seek the next thrill.
Similarly, our truest joy comes from Jesus shining on us. Jesus is our life, the only ultimate source of meaning, love, and beauty. Our deepest satisfaction comes from out of this world. Our problem? We can get the whole world, yet still not go far enough.