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EPISODE · Jul 15, 2025 · 7 MIN

S2E77 | What Makes Life Worth Living? Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times

from Learn English by Listening · host trkenankement

I find myself returning, again and again, to this question that has haunted philosophers since time immemorial: what constitutes a meaningful life? Not happiness, mind you—though happiness may follow—but meaning, that deeper sense that our days are not merely passing but accumulating into something worthwhile. The question troubles me because I suspect the answer changes as we change, like shadows shifting with the sun's passage across the sky.

I find myself returning, again and again, to this question that has haunted philosophers since time immemorial: what constitutes a meaningful life? Not happiness, mind you—though happiness may follow—but meaning, that deeper sense that our days are not merely passing but accumulating into something worthwhile. The question troubles me because I suspect the answer changes as we change, like shadows shifting with the sun's passage across the sky.

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