Obviously, no human is perfect. Making the most of this life obligates one to work toward improving oneself. Deterioration or stagnation is unacceptable. Improvement of one’s moral choices in addition to one’s physical, intellectual, and emotional life should always be the goal.

The brevity of life does not suggest living only for today, regretting nothing from yesterday and preparing nothing for tomorrow. This is a fallacy for both the life of an individual and human civilization as a whole. You have a mind capable of both memory and planning. Use it.

The preservation of a society relies on the cooperative interactions of its constituent individuals. In an otherwise indifferent universe, it is kindness that alleviates the loneliness, provides the glue to bind society together, and affords the greatest chance for happiness.