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I Comes Before "U" in the Alphabet and in Happiness

Throughout life, one faces many responsibilities that could be

taken upon; furthermore, sometimes one responsibility

conflicts with another, causing a person to struggle to find

which responsibility is more important in his life. In addition,

for one to live his life in a manner that would make others

content would be foolish, because this person would feel

unsatisfied with his accomplishments and no one else would

be completely pleased; It is impossible to make others

completely happy, due to the fact that everyone would want

and expect different things from this person. For instance, in

My Name Is Asher Lev , Asher is unsure whether or not the

responsibility of pleasing the important people of his life and

community is more important than making himself happy. In

order for Asher to make others happy, he must sacrifice his

one desire of being an artist. After attempting to do so, he

concludes that being an artist......

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