Sunday, May 9, 2010

What Should I Do with my Life

I was reading a book I found at the UCLA bookstore: What Should I Do with My Life, by Po Bronson.

I would like to quote a passage that I liked in answer to the question, "What is the good life?"

"To so many of the students coming through here, the good life is a house with a detached garage big enough for a Land Rover that can cary their three kids to the mall."
"Not to Aristotle. The good life wasn't something you owned, it was the skills you mastered. The good life wasn't to own a big home, but to aspire to being a master builder. Not to have three kids and a fluffy dog, but to aspire to be a great parent."

For some reason, I feel that living in such a way brings integrity back to work, and back to life.

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