as the DUDE would say, hey dude, it is just your opinion man...what happens in our minds is not the real world.

reads a bit like “america love it or leave it” given our times

My favorite, from him:

To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson