If you see November's 2018 Marine Corps Gazette, be sure to read General Mullen's speech entitled above. I've included one of my favorite paragraphs below.
"I have also found that true happiness in life comes from doing good deeds for those around us. The pursuit of happiness via the acquisition of material things is always fleeting. While nice to have, we soon find ourselves wanting more or other things. Also, people rarely remember us for what we have accumulated in life, but they do remember us for what we have done for them and/or others. I equate this to the eulogy test - what will people say about us at our funeral? Will it be about how we have touched other people's lives and made a positive difference in them? Those are lasting memories, and the personal sense of warmth and good feeling that accompanies altruistic actions are rarely matched in life.""
"I have also found that true happiness in life comes from doing good deeds for those around us. The pursuit of happiness via the acquisition of material things is always fleeting. While nice to have, we soon find ourselves wanting more or other things. Also, people rarely remember us for what we have accumulated in life, but they do remember us for what we have done for them and/or others. I equate this to the eulogy test - what will people say about us at our funeral? Will it be about how we have touched other people's lives and made a positive difference in them? Those are lasting memories, and the personal sense of warmth and good feeling that accompanies altruistic actions are rarely matched in life.""