The Meaning of Life, Pt I
This blog started out life as random emails I would send family and friends. One such recent email broached the subject of the meaning of life. As it was intended to be the first part in a multi-part stream, I felt it best to post it here as well so that the entire series, such that it is, is available to readers of the blog... So, lately I’ve been hearing an awful lot of, “at least he’s happy, that’s what matters,” “I just want my kids to be happy,” “do what makes you happy”. Well, no. I’m certainly not a member of the Everyone Should Be Un-Happy Department, but happiness is largely a byproduct of a larger attitude. I came across this quote: “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson To be perfectly honest, that’s not the purpose of life either, but it comes a whole lot closer....