My view on this is more metaphysical. We have that inner self in us, that is the source of all life, meaning and happiness, and there's our persona in which our

My view on this is more metaphysical. We have that inner self in us, that is the source of all life, meaning and happiness, and there's our persona in which our inner self is only dimly manifested. The right cause makes our inner self manifest a bit more fully and that feels like an uplifting influx of energy in our persona. On the other hand, when our persona does something wrong or meaningless, it stops receiving that energy as our inner self withdraws attention awaiting better opportunities to invest itself.