However, we can achieve meaning only if we have made a commitment to something larger than our own little egos, whether to loved ones, to fellow humans, to work, or to some moral concept.
Even with the most deeply held differences, treating the other person with respect and as a fellow human being is always a good first step towards greater understanding.
He'd run about 26 miles to tell his fellow Greeks that the Athenian army had defeated the Persians and of course a marathon today commemorates the 26 plus miles the messenger ran.
William named the estate, Filoli, an acronym for " Fight, Love, Live, " the shortened version of his motto, " Fight for a just cause; Love your fellow man; Live a good life."