The past is gone, and we can barely predict even tomorrow. Packing all of these "days" into "life" is not simple at all. It's an error.
There is no "life". It's an ideology, and letting the idea rule you too strictly will turn you into an ideologue. It's our mind that sorts our infinitely complex realities out, but also inevidably finds itself tangled in its own abstractions.
Emotionally, happiness can only be felt in moments. Days where happy moments outnumber the sadder moments could be considered a happy day. But to then extend this to a lifespan is just too ambitious to be practical. It's surreal.
Once you have happiness in your days, living a day at a time should suffice. And once you have happiness at arms reach, knowing that should suffice. That is a good place. That is one better model of a good "life".
There is no "life". It's an ideology, and letting the idea rule you too strictly will turn you into an ideologue. It's our mind that sorts our infinitely complex realities out, but also inevidably finds itself tangled in its own abstractions.
Emotionally, happiness can only be felt in moments. Days where happy moments outnumber the sadder moments could be considered a happy day. But to then extend this to a lifespan is just too ambitious to be practical. It's surreal.
Once you have happiness in your days, living a day at a time should suffice. And once you have happiness at arms reach, knowing that should suffice. That is a good place. That is one better model of a good "life".