I define Philosophy as the search for the best way to think about things. I enjoyed reading this article about finding what is important in life. It addresses the question of "what is important in life". Here is a sample:
It occurred to me that there were two sets of virtues, the résumé virtues and the eulogy virtues. The résumé virtues are the skills you bring to the marketplace. The eulogy virtues are the ones that are talked about at your funeral — whether you were kind, brave, honest or faithful. Were you capable of deep love?
I hope you will give it a read and let me know what you think.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/o...html?rref=collection/column/david-brooks&_r=1
It occurred to me that there were two sets of virtues, the résumé virtues and the eulogy virtues. The résumé virtues are the skills you bring to the marketplace. The eulogy virtues are the ones that are talked about at your funeral — whether you were kind, brave, honest or faithful. Were you capable of deep love?
I hope you will give it a read and let me know what you think.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/o...html?rref=collection/column/david-brooks&_r=1