lucky me.
i guess that is why i am much more successful in nearly every aspect of life than you are.
I don't doubt it at all. Look at Bush. Boethius, on the other hand
was LESS successful.
apples.
oranges.
bottom line is that your thinking is flawed because you do not acknowledge others existence outside of the benefits they can provide for you.
sorry to tell you, but life is a give and take proposition. we all die equal. giving as much as we have taken.
1. I don't see the apples and oranges. Success is transitory.
I was probably at least as contented as you are. Perhaps
yours is more stably founded, but fortune is fickle, and has
little to do with one's philosophical leanings.
2. Indeed, this may be the case. I don't know the nature of
reality. I'm just seeking a better way, when I have the fortitude
to do so. Unfortunately, I don't have that commitment to my
ideals that I once did. I've been corrupted by age and my prior
contentment.
3. I'm not sure that I understand what you're trying to say with
the last point. Death is merely a hypothesis.