Movie critic Roger Ebert has lost his voicehis ability to eat and drink and most of his jaw to cancerbut as this fantastic interview in Esquire showsthe man still has a lot to say.
Towards the end of the articlehe sums up his life philosophy:
I believe that ifat the end of it allaccording to our abilitieswe have done something to make others a little happierand something to make ourselves a little happierthat is about the best we can do.
To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts.
We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problemsour healthour circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know thisand am happy I lived long enough to find it out.
That’s it – we’re here to be happy and make others happy. That’s the meaning of life.
Movie critic Roger Ebert has lost his voicehis ability to eat and drink and most of his jaw to cancerbut as this fantastic interview in Esquire showsthe man still has a lot to say.
Towards the end of the articlehe sums up his life philosophy:
That’s it – we’re here to be happy and make others happy. That’s the meaning of life.
Go read the whole interview – it’s great! It had me in tears by the end.