Life Worthwhile
"I maintain that there are only four things that make life worthwhile:
1) serving other people, 2) communicating with people, 3) feeling exhilaration
at beauty, whether created by God or man, 4) feeling able to create. Everything
else stems from these four basic things. But to be able to function in these
four areas, we need élan vital which in turn is dependent on good
physical and mental health."
"This is what lends zest to life -- the exploring of new fields, an
opportunity to serve a new group of people, the excitement of change, the
making of new friends."
"Service to people, communication with people -- these are the things
that mean life."