Why are we here?

“Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible.” – Leo Tolstoy
The American dream?
Spiritual battles

“Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts or happenings. It consist mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever flowing through one’s head.”
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The battle in our head
Making others laugh

“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.”
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Encouraging others
Death

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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A happy death?
Changing yourself!

“There can be only one permanent revolution — a moral one; the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.” Leo Tolstoy