Seize the See's Candy

Morality and Ethics and Virtue and the Good

Life is short, seize the day.   Do what makes you happy.   Happiness is the highest Virtue.   Bliss is exceptional happiness.   Like Nirvana, or Heroin, or Being in love, or Being elected President, or Getting an A+, or Orgasm, or getting lost in a really good book, or Winning the lottery, or Listening to mind-blowing music, or Waking up from a really good dream, or Getting published, or coming out of a really good movie, or A delicious meal, or a massage, or Saving a life, or Feeling the Pump, or getting compliments, or Winning, or Dying Well.   Making a ton of money.   Inventing something.  Making measurable progress.  Making people laugh.   Being wise, and knowledgeable, and right, and educated, informed, and learning a lot, quickly.   Giving gifts.   Being useful, of service, helpful, appreciated.    Respect.  Getting a personal best.  Happy no matter what.   Resilient, long-lived.   Having made a difference.  You worked hard, you gave it your all.  You reached the top.   You achieved perfection.  You were the best.  You read all the good books.  You travelled.  You made many friends.  You made the world a better place.  

You were good, virtuous, kind, friendly, helpful, there for people, positive, grateful, and compassionate.   You made people feel good.  When you die, you will be missed.  You made the world a better place, inspired people, and were sexy, interesting, and fun.   You laughed and brought joy,  were playful and funny.   You had a profound sense of priorities, of what really matters, of mission and purpose and values, and had an iron will to bring positive change to a profoundly fuct up world.  You brought escape, and taught us how to live, deeply engaged, for the good of all.   You respected all people.  You grokked the human condition.  You loved life, and your enthusiasm was contagious.  

You lived life to extremes, were never bored or boring, and engaged with everyone and everything, forging your own philosophy in the process, and leaving behind a body of work that tells the Truth, for the eternal Enlightenment of All.  You probed limits, contrasted opposites, declared preferences, and always sought The Best.  

Other virtues, besides love, happiness, bliss, joy, and contentment are health and wealth, of course (prior conditions), and pleasure.  Pleasure is good food, drink, conversation, music, movies, books, sex, massage, and endorphins from working out.   Variety and trying new things.   The comfort to your soul of being in Nature,  and of the many ways of being happy around water.  Pleasure is succeeding in achieving a goal, the satisfaction of accomplishment, and the reward of doing your best, really creating positive change.   Helping people help themselves.   Helping the poor, with charity.   Eating clean and healthy and with less chemicals and more concern for animal quality of life, even happiness.   Life is good, and you lived the good life.