The answer, he believed, is that we all seek a cause beyond ourselves. This was, to him, an intrinsic human need. The cause could be large (family, country, principle) or small (a building project, the care of a pet). The important thing was that, in ascribing value to the cause and seeing it worth making sacrifices for, we give our lives meaning.
Being Mortal (2014)
Atul Gawande
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