deep thoughts by sam shady...

what do we seek out of life?

personal gain or public gain.

Perhaps a mixture of both - maybe we seek happiness (or knowledge) and by bringing others joy (or education), we please ourselves. We are innately compassionate and do not want to survive alone, even if we choose to live alone.

Does someone who lives a life of solitude, but contributes to the advancement of society through art or literature affect greater social change than someone who deeply touches the lives of people through personal interaction?

Would I rather foster new thought or profoundly affect someone's life with love, laughter, comfort, passion? We are capable of both - but do we choose one distinctly over the other?