Believe that life is worth living,
and live a worthy life…

For eons, deep thinkers have addressed the question of the meaning of life.

But one issue has not been settled yet!

Is ‘living for the sake of others’ the most worthy way of life?

This blog explores the discourse of some major non-TikTok influencers,
especially that of my own mentor of many years, the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon.

Really, is life worth living?
James Bond, the Reckless
James Bond
Absolutely.
Sun Myung Moon, the Optimist
Sun Myung Moon
Guess not, but do this….
Arthur Schopenhauer, the Pessimist
Arthur Schopenhauer
Maybe. It depends on the liver.
William James, the Skeptic
William James
“Of course,” said Huck.
Mark Twain, the Cynic
Mark Twain
An absurd question.
Jean-Paul Sartre, the Nihilist
Jean-Paul Sartre
Don’t worry, live and let live.
Marcus Aurelius, the Stoic
Marcus Aurelius
Why are there no women quoted here?
Rosie

It is not usually our ideas that make us optimists or pessimists, but it is our optimism or our pessimism, of physiological or perhaps pathological origin, as much the one or the other, that makes our ideas.

Miguel de Unamuno, The Tragic Sense of Life
Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone – we find it with another.
Thomas Merton

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