Part of Selected Miscellany · Lesson 11 of 31

How is it fun to live?

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0:00 How can one find pleasure in life while knowing that the Creator of all existence will inevitably question him?
0:10 He will hold him to account for the injustices he committed against His servants and reward him for the good he performed.
0:21 How can one find pleasure in life while certain that death is a swift, inevitable end?
0:31 It will strip him of his great dominion and pride, and settle him into the grave that will be his home.
0:42 How can one find pleasure in life while aware of the passing of time, which drains the vigor of youth?
0:52 The features of the face, once preserved, will quickly fade, and the body and its joints will decay.
1:02 The features of the face, once preserved, will quickly fade, and the body and its joints will decay.