Is wanting something and then getting it better than not wanting it to begin with?

[Malintent]

“The philosopher Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king. Said Aristippus, 'If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.'

Said Diogenes, 'Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king".”

It is amazing how childish these supposed philosophers are.

What's wrong with lentils? My wife would love to live on them... she eats them all the time.. and she's not sub... oh.