As I attempted to define the good life I found that I was in accordance with Aristotle who believed that the good life was a happy life and that happiness was the end purpose of a good life. However, true happiness, as I see it, is not a term that can be loosely used to describe a life where an individual has large material possessions, fancy cars, and a big fat bank account. ... It also means developing to the fullest your mental, rational capacity, creating a set of values to which you are consistent throughout life and consciously understand their reason for being (truly knowing yourself a...

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