The good life has different meaning to many people. Some equate the good life to wealth, good health and/or prolong happiness. Many people agree that a good life consist of peace of mind, prolonged happiness and minimal pain and suffering. It’s the path chosen to realize the good life is where we differ in as human beings. We sometimes have to tweak or completely change our current path to ensure we continue our pursued of the good life. In Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha, Siddhartha quickly changes path as he recognizes the path may not be leading him to his ultimate goal of enlightenment. Siddhartha is fearless in redirecting his path within his journey. On the other hand, we have Mike “iron Man” Webster who seem incapable of straying from a path
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Mike Webster elected sport as his path to the good life. “He was an All-Big Ten center at the University of Wisconsin”. (Greg Garber ESPN.com Jan 28 2005). He was later drafted in the fifth round of the 1974 draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers (Greg Garber ESPN.com Jan 28 2005). Mike Webster chose to use his body to deliver blows to rivals and also receive them as his path to the good life. He exceled in his position as a center in the NFL and became a formidable opponent. This brought him fame and monetary wealth but with those glory days came multiple injuries as well. Mike Webster gave everything he had to the sport of football and paid a great price for his persistence in this sport. The cost of playing this sport started to rear its ugly head which forced Mike Webster into retirement. He suffered from multiple broken bones and brain injuries and these injuries are believed to have led him on the path of bad decision making and squandering of his wealth. Although he tried to redirect his path to the good life towards the end of his career, the physical and mental injuries he experienced made things impossible. His behavioral change cause tension in his marry which led to a devoice. His relationship with his child suffered as well. Mike Webster went through agonizing periods before passing away in
Mike Webster elected sport as his path to the good life. “He was an All-Big Ten center at the University of Wisconsin”. (Greg Garber ESPN.com Jan 28 2005). He was later drafted in the fifth round of the 1974 draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers (Greg Garber ESPN.com Jan 28 2005). Mike Webster chose to use his body to deliver blows to rivals and also receive them as his path to the good life. He exceled in his position as a center in the NFL and became a formidable opponent. This brought him fame and monetary wealth but with those glory days came multiple injuries as well. Mike Webster gave everything he had to the sport of football and paid a great price for his persistence in this sport. The cost of playing this sport started to rear its ugly head which forced Mike Webster into retirement. He suffered from multiple broken bones and brain injuries and these injuries are believed to have led him on the path of bad decision making and squandering of his wealth. Although he tried to redirect his path to the good life towards the end of his career, the physical and mental injuries he experienced made things impossible. His behavioral change cause tension in his marry which led to a devoice. His relationship with his child suffered as well. Mike Webster went through agonizing periods before passing away in