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Is Modern Life a Good Life?

Is Modern Life a Good Life?

- Or does the lion, lying under the sun relaxing, have a better one?

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Jane Xu, PhD, MPH, MS
Apr 05, 2025
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This is an exploration on the topic in the form of a short story/mini novel. It is an attempt that might help serve this purpose better than a scholarly type of writing.

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“... Material life indeed has become better and better, but they seem to, more and more, have left something valuable behind….”

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