Celebrating the Value of Life | Uplifting Podcasts

<p>Listen to episode 639 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Celebrating the Value of Life | Uplifting Podcasts. Edited and adapted from Life Lessons by Joseph Frank Thompson.</p><p><strong>Podcast Excerpt</strong>: There are pessimistic philosophers who insist that life merely cheats us with the promise of a happiness that it seldom bestows; and that as soon as we have learned to know life as it truly is, it ceases to be an object of rational desire. </p><p>These pessimists point out the many physical ills from which no one is exempt; the disappointments in which our efforts to acquire wealth or fame so often end; the social mistakes for which there is no remedy; and the bereavements that deprive the brief joys of friendship and affection of their value. They claim that because of these things our existence is a gift for which we owe small thanks to the power that has bestowed it. </p><p>--------</p><p>Get the best of our podcast in book form by visiting: <a href="https://inspirationallifelessons.com" rel="nofollow">https://inspirationallifelessons.com</a></p><p>Get our podcast with full transcripts and without ads by visiting: <a href="https://livinghour.org/patron" rel="nofollow">https://livinghour.org/patron</a></p><br/><br/>Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/inspirational-living/donations'>https://redcircle.com/inspirational-living/donations</a><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>