Gratification would be; contentment is

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.

Question (Q): Should we delay our gratification? If yes, then to what extent and for how long?

Acharya Prashant (AP): By delay, you mean time, to put it ahead in time. Man uses time itself for gratification. When you say delay gratification, you only mean, that I am expecting more…