4 ms·
> Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some differe
by 2-718-281-828 3y ago
> Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
this quote in the context of this article makes me want to throw up.
- coldtea 3y agoBesides it being a somewhat hollow first world pep talk, what is there especially to throw up about?
- 2-718-281-828 3y agoi don't know how to put it eloquently. but the feeling is similar to what i experience when i scroll through my linkedin feed for longer than a minute.