We live in a society that shows us many paths to status but very few to meaning. As a child, I internalized that I should strive to be beautiful, thin, intelligent, accomplished and materially comfortable. Ways to accomplish this included eating less, exercising, undergoing various cosmetic interventions, going to a “good” college and working hard ...
I don’t think our culture does a great job at making good marriages seem possible and aspirational, or parenthood seem desirable and fulfilling, or finding a true vocation seem achievable. Back to the paths to status, not meaning thing—I look back at what I was told to strive for during childhood, and now think, what was any of that supposed to giv...
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