We all experience many freakish and unexpected events - you have to be open to suffering a little. The philosopher Schopenhauer talked about how out of the randomness, there is an apparent intention in the fate of an individual that can be glimpsed later on. When you are an old guy, you can look back, and maybe this rambling life has some through-line. Others can see it better sometimes. But when you glimpse it yourself, you see it more clearly than anyone. Viggo Mortensen
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  1. You don't have to make something that people call art. Living is an artistic activity, there is an art to getting through the day.

  2. Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them.

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  5. You know, Freud accepted his lot very stoically and very well and with a sense of humor. He aged and died gracefully, and there's a lot to be said for that.

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