summary of the talk

Summary of the talk

It’s the very pursuit of happiness that generates unhappiness. It’s inadequacy of meaning in life rather than physical shortage that caused the despair. The writer found four pillars of meaningful lives including belonging, purpose, transcendence, storytelling.

In the writer’s view, belonging is contributed by being valued with live being crucial catalysts. Leading with love undoubtedly stabilized bonds, thus sparking belongings. Purposes share more link with contributing and serving and spurs you forward during this process. Transcendence describes states with complete self-immersion surpassing trivial things in life, senses of self blurring, their soul linking directly with higher souls which is capable of shaping oneself. Storytelling enable us to clarify and reflect ourselves by creating narratives and listing events. Therefore, it’s not solid but editable which allows space for personal attitude.

Principles are universal thus applies in various communities. It’s his love towards families that dragged her dad out of death confronting heart attack and demonstrates the immense and indispensable power of meaning. ���ޗ�