What Makes a Life Worth Living?

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Added on 27th May 2014

Seduced by the merchants of happiness on the one hand and the blandishments of materialism on the other, it's easy to lose sight of what makes a life worth living. But a moment's reflection on the idea of 'goodness' will remind us that the good life is a life lived for others; a life in which we focus more on Who are we? than Who am I?

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