What you also have is a poignient self-awareness. You've struggled, in both the sense of having challenges and in working against them. I'm certain someone impo

What you also have is a poignient self-awareness. You've struggled, in both the sense of having challenges and in working against them. I'm certain someone important has defined a meaningful life in that way. The linked note conveyed a world view that felt transactional, low in dimensionality, self-focused. Which isn't to criticize so much as empathize. I understand your comment, but perhaps you have it better than you realize.