Thought for the day by Charles Handy on discovering meaning in life in the face of inevitable death. Handy begins the thought discussing how bonuses to Cedric Brown and other top-level executives should motivate people to strive for more, but may only discourage people from pursuing life with any ambition. He goes on to describe his experience encountering a fresco painting by Masaccio, Trinity, and its double-meaning, which signifies that, though death is inevitable, there is more to life than death and how it is up to each person to determine what their life should be. Handy concludes his analysis stating that the meaning for life, however, cannot be based in money, but only in the impact one has on others.
Handy, Charles B Brown, Cedric C. (Cedric Clive), 1943- Trinity Masaccio, 1401-1428 Masaccio, 1401-1428? Meaning (Philosophy) Church of Santa Maria Novella (Florence, Italy)
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Thought for the day by Charles Handy on discovering meaning in life in the face of inevitable death, March 8, 1995; Charles Handy Papers; Box 18, Folder 11; 1 page
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