They inevitably fail their people, however, because they have no grasp of what makes a life worthwhile.

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That's what makes life worthwhile for me.

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It is what makes life worthwhile.

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Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile?

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To the question about leading a worthwhile life, 78% of respondents rated themselves seven or more out of 10.

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The project also suggests that people who lived a more worthwhile and socially responsible life, helping others, being involved with other people and in their community groups, lived longer.

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White says that despite all the difficulties, it is victories like this that make her decision to commit her life in the fight against gender injustice worthwhile.

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So we spend all our energy persuading ourselves that there are things that are worthwhile and that that is why life has meaning.

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One of, if not the, most emotionally draining moments of my life, and yet the elation and joy when I saw he was OK made it all worthwhile.

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