The ultimate meaning of the active life is to make possible the happiness of contemplation.

by piclry · Published August 6, 2022 · Updated August 6, 2022

The ultimate meaning of the active life is to make possible

Happiness is essentially a gift; we are not the forgers of our own felicity.

the happiness of contemplation. : Josef Pieper

The “supreme good” and its attainment — that is happiness. And joy is: response to happiness.

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