Screw the System
The “system” lives rent free in your brain.
Life:
Being in a wonderful, long term relationship.
The joy and hardship of being a parent.
Encountering the biggest obstacles possible. Lifting each one and moving forward, as best as you can.
Working with bright, creative people.
Contributing to your family, your community and your nation.
Being a good, well informed citizen.
Having passion in your life.
Riding a bike.
Playing a musical instrument.
Learning a second language.
Living and working in at least two other countries. Not as a tourist.
Expanding your knowledge base and maybe, just maybe, acquiring some wisdom.
Finally, learning that an honorable life, a life well spent, is a life spent in service to others.
Then you die in your sleep.