Next up in the list of the 12 most important philosophical questions to answer for yourself:

What is the ideal relationship between the individual and the state?

Finally, my opportunity to give you an earful of my political views…..

One of the follow up questions to this one is “Is the individual there to serve the state or the state there to serve the individual?”

I believe that regardless of the relationship between the state and the individual, in the end, it is about service.

The state serves its citizens.

The citizens serve the state.

When it comes to thinking about how we should interact with others, whether collectively in the form of the state or individually, we should start from a desire to serve.

When we humble ourselves enough to think of others first and how we might serve them, that’s when the magic happens. That’s when happiness and success begin to bloom.

Look for and take the opportunity to serve when it presents itself. You won’t be disappointed.

Make it a great day.

Jake