One of the most interesting things about philosophy is that it really is not a rarefied study by briilliant people in book-lined rooms, it instead seems to be simply observation of the human condition as we ourselves experience it.
For instance, having been in a happy and devoted relationship for many decades, we have both been frequently asked 'how we did it?' How did we create and sustain a committed relationship for so very long?
After some thought, it occurred to me was that the simple answer is 'luck and geography'. Just that simple. For instance, if we had been born thousands of miles apart, we quite likely would never have met. But luckily, we were born in the same area, and at a time when we were both without someone special in our life, an acquaintance of mine introduced me to his best friend and that was that. Connection. Luck. Geography.
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