My phone has been doing this thing lately.
It’s been putting together groups of pics from photos and adding music. Every morning a new slideshow. I’m sure there’s a technical explanation for why this has recently started happening, but I like the magical morning surprise of being shown (in a random AI way) that I’ve had a good life.
What made it good?
When I ask this question looking forward, my answers are different than when I look back.
I think the answer is something like
Do a lot of things.
It’s a good exercise as humans to try to make things good for our future selves, as we try to incorporate things that we think will make a good life. Gratitude, money, a house, but really we are just guessing. We all know people with the right ‘good life components who don’t seem to be living a good life.
So what is it that made Clarence say to George Bailey “…you really had a wonderful life” and George to really see that he did? (Jimmy Stewart, It’s a Wonderful Life 1947)
It might have something to do with just showing up and doing stuff.
I really don’t have a good answer, but I have a feeling it has less to do with what we have and more with how we see things we do.
Peace Kit 