"In French, they have an expression: crème de la crème. ... The cream of the cream. It means the best of the best. The most important essence of life—that’s the crème de la crème. Get it? The rest is just boring and worthless." -- First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami
Crème de la crème is quoted from Haruki Murakami's short novel First Person Singular. The full story drags one into Murakami's typically weird weird (in a good sense) world: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/28/cream
However, today we are not going to talk about the story. We will be delving into the topic of the essence of life, that is, or as Murakami called it, the crème de la crème.
Here is an overview of today's discussion:
- What would you say is the essence of life or 'the cream of the cream'?
- Is it the 'cream of the cream' really the thing that makes our life good?
- What constitutes a good life? What are the elements?
- How does one approach creating a good life? Does it take time to learn? How do you learn it and where do you learn from?
