life in itself is suffering. without hope, is hard to achieve. a meaningful life, a decent life is achieved by having a stake in life. by helping others, by helping yourself, you are able to balance the suffering and you can make life bearable and at times pleasant.

this idea is discussed in dr. jordon peterson’s newest interview on his tour of australia.

become something, get involved in society, do something. there is so much to do, at its natural state, society and our stuff is constantly falling apart. in its natural state, it is what happens. pick up trash when you come across it, help anyone at anytime, give unto others. rotary has a matra, that they repeat before every meeting that anyone can live by, the last one is something to work on but they all ring so true…