Our lives are inherently dependent on others and subject to… - Atul Gawande

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Our lives are inherently dependent on others and subject to forces and circumstances well beyond our control. Having more freedom seems better than having less. But to what end? The amount of freedom you have in your life is not the measure of the worth of your life. Just as safety is an empty and even self-defeating goal to live for, so ultimately is autonomy.

Atul Gawande

Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End · October 16, 2014 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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amount of freedom you have in your life is not the measure of the worth of your life. Just as safety is an empty and even self-defeating goal to live for, so ultimately is autonomy.

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