Rita Mae Brown on a Life of Reaction

Baruch Spinoza suggests how to lead a virtuous and blessed life.

Noise causes stress. For our ancestors, it meant danger: thunder, animal roars, war cries, triggering a ‘fight or run’ reaction.

A diversity of opinion on the subject of a meaningful life.

Albert Einstein shared his thoughts on the meaning of life and his own spiritual views.

“To be able to read and write is to learn to profit by and take part in the greatest of human achievements — that which makes all other achievements possible — namely, the pooling of our experiences in great cooperative stores of knowledge, available to all. From the warning cry of primitive man to the latest newsflash or scientific monograph, language is social. Cultural and intellectual cooperation is the great principle of human life.” -S.I. Hayakawa, from Language in Thought & Action