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But how many heroes are remembered, really -- even Alexander, Galileo, or Jesse Owen, for that matter -- their images are remembered, not truly who they are as a person. It is better to enjoy your life in the here and now, and make meaning out of if on a moment-by-moment basis than squandering your life, being miserable, trying to be a hero, or even pinning all your hopes on a girl and seeing that girl as the reason for living. Human beings and athletic prowess will both disappoint you, because they will fall short of your expectations -- neither are perfect, and neither will erase the fact that...

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Maybe I'll go for a run, try to make it as a distance guy instead of a sprinter. All I know is, I'm not going to be a Philosophy major like you, it's too depressing.
Sophia: What is depressing about what I just said? Go for a run, but the important thing is to enjoy it! Don't believe in heroism, your own ability to be a hero, or Sharon's perfection, for that matter, as the reason for running and the reason for living!

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Becker, Ernest. (1973). Denial of Death. New York: The Free Press.

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