“You’re going to die—you need to face that,” he said. “As healthy as you are right now, one day you won’t be. Your body will fade. Then what? You’re left with a soul. So you also need to focus on that. You need to find a deeper meaning. That’s the thing. People focus too much on happiness. No one will ever be perfectly happy all the time because happiness is a moving target. It’s better to focus on things we know are good and seek them. Then happiness becomes a by-product. Happiness comes by putting everything else in order and subordinating it to the ultimate goal. For us that ultimate goal
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