Juxtaposition

Premise 1: You never get what you want.

Premise 2: You never want what you get.



Somehow, although sometimes uncannilly real, the premises above seem very depressing. Let's work on those sentences.



Juxtaposition 1: What you get is what makes you civil, and you have to be grateful for it.

Juxtaposition 2: What you want is what makes you human, and you have to aspire for it.



That sounds much better.