Remember what I said about finding a meaningful life? I wrote it down, but now I can recite it:
Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you,
and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.
“You notice,” he added, grinning, “there’s nothing in there about a salary.”
I jotted some of the things Morrie was saying on a yellow pad.
I did this mostly because I didn’t want him to see my eyes, to know what I was thinking,
that I had been, for much of my life since graduation, pursuing these very things
he had been railing against—bigger toys, nicer house.
Because I worked among rich and famous athletes, I convinced myself that my needs were realistic,
my greed inconsequential compared to theirs. This was a smokescreen. Morrie made that obvious.
Mitch, if you’re trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down at you anyhow.
And if you’re trying to show off for people at the bottom, forget it. They will only envy you.
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