"I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I live in work, the more I live in life. Life is no brief candle to me ... it is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for a brief moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

This is the true joy in life - the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. The Being a Force of Nature - not a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments - and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy."

George Bernard Shaw

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