A Good Life

what does it mean to live a good life?

No easy answers—but perhaps a few new questions.

Don’t give it all away. Don’t even give most of it away. Retrench. Be clear. With yourself, but not necessarily with others. Let the fame wave pass. Live by the sea.

He said it again: “Deepen the mystery. That’s it, isn’t it?”

Daniel Riley • Cillian Murphy Is the Man of the Moment

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But choice is not the same as freedom. Freedom is actually the ability to make a choice in the middle of restrictions.

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why is it so hard to live a slow, ambitious life, with a deep enjoyment of small things fostered with an aspiration to achieve something bigger, better everyday - in the soft and stupid company of your dearest friends. it shouldn't be too much asking for it all, and having it at once, oh god.

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Stuart Evans

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I’ve concluded that the metric by which God will assess my life isn’t dollars but the individual people whose lives I’ve touched. I think that’s the way it will work for us all. Don’t worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved; worry about the individuals you have helped become better people. This is my final recommendation: