Introduction

This question has been around for a long time, and there have been many answers to it, but I want to give out MY opinion. Now, let’s begin.

#1

Be happy. Go out there, and make happiness your aura, your essence. But how do you become happy? The main human virtue is reason, it’s what makes us unique from other species. To do something for the common good (in the case if humanity), is to carry out a beneficial and rational action. If you do such a good deed for humanity, and take pleasure in it (NOT for the popularity), THAT is how you achieve happiness.

#2

Praise your intelligence, as it’s what makes us human. It’s possible to lead a pleasurable life without sufficient intellect, but not a GOOD one. However, it might not be easy to do this, because most people take intelligence for granted. Think about villains in books or movies. They are, most of the time, more intelligent than the good guy. But the good guy almost always wins, because he’s “good”. This suggests that you can’t be good AND smart, which is false. Believe me, there are a lot of people like that out there. So don’t shun what makes us people, but embrace it instead.

#3

Be Strong. When I say strong, I don’t mean strong like Dwayne “The ROCK” Johnson. I mean strong in your mind, as that is more important (it’s capability, again, is what makes us us). Eventually in your life, PLENTY of bad things will happen to you, and they will most likely either make you sad, angry, or anything else negative. This cannot happen if you prepare. A Stoic named Seneca talked about this. He suggested that every once in a while, people shouldn’t take advantage of their privileges. They should eat worse food, stay outside more, and so on. By preparing yourself in this way, you can be fortified to almost anything evil that occurs.

#4

Be Kind. Although you could get pretty far with the tips above, you can’t do it alone. You need SOME contact with the outside world. Make a friend, and if you do, do not take advantage of them, because that’s not the point. Do your part, to sustain your friendship. Some of you readers might already be well-developed in friendship and manners, which is great, because it is one of the most important bits of advice mentioned in this webpage.

#5

A perfect person is someone who lives a simple life, is friendly, smart (and grateful for that), prepared, and happy. Which leads us to my final tip. DO NOT AIM FOR PERFECTION. You will NEVER reach it, no matter how hard you try. These are all good tips, but to reach all of them is madness. Follow whichever path seems best to you, so you aren’t following in another’s footsteps. The reason humanity is around today is because we contributed different ideas to people, and improve society.

Conclusion

To be immune, happy, prepared, and/or kind, is how you lead a good life.