At 77, what good is my life?
It would be worth a lot less without the love of my life, my husband, friend, and life companion for 34 years. Here he is:
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Love alone, however, is hardly enough to make a life meaningful, right? We need luxuries:
We need luxurious food, good cooking, something to drink, a taste that brings delight: Champaign...
Marzipan Croissants
We must have Philosophy, Literature, Music, Visual Art.
Caravaggio; but also travel, seeing the world...
Yet it is also, sorrow, loss, illness, death for us all.
It is also the sorrow and suffering of millions of animals and fellow humans. Hunger, war, cruelty, despair. Depression resulting from the encounter with the evils of life, the indifference to others, the revenge and malevolence that motivate too many. Life is learning how to deal with the suffering, to make it less, to do good beyond ourselves. Life is awareness and celebration of the diversity of others, encouraging it among our friends, among the wealth of humanity with its cultural achievements. Life is empathy and compassion.
Speaking of Champaign, The people in our lives have been the champaign, the joy of life:
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