The modern age equates a good life with being extraordinary and distinguished. But the truth is likely to be quite different: learning to cherish and appreciate an ordinary life belongs to wisdom and the art of living. For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: https://goo.gl/4nVG6t

FURTHER READING “We live in an age with a high regard for extraordinary lives – that is, lives that the vast majority of us will never lead. Our heroes have made outsized fortunes, appeared on gigantic screens and demonstrated unique virtue and talent. Their achievements are both dazzling and continuously, in the background, humiliating…” You can read more on this and other subjects on our blog, here: https://goo.gl/EwazUX MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE