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Dave Conant - MO's avatar

I view my life more as a series of books (or chapters in a really long one) with a basically positive story line complicated by plot twists that I sometimes throw in and which occasionally just seem to pop up on their own. I edit when I can if it seems necessary but, more often work to ensure that the subsequent action tracks positively and in accordance with the principles that underlie and provide the foundation that the story is built on. Some of the bad parts have been pretty tough, but I've always believed that the story was still worth working on. I'd take Fred Bassett's suggestion for an epitaph, it's not too bad, but I'd prefer "He left it a little better than he found it."

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George Neidorf's avatar

The "why" part bothers me. The answer to why is because. Why is endless. If we ask what and how, we can come to an understanding of our actions and take responsibility for them. Why did it happen? There are endless possibilities. What happened and how did it happen? That can lead us to see the truth of our actions.

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