I loved the beginning of this chapter and reading the story of Moreese 'Pop" Bickman. This man spend 37 years of his life in prison for a crime that was self-defense and was truly satisfied when he was released. As a black man he had everything in the world to be angry about but he just to be thankful instead. Even though he was in the most grime of circumstances for the majority of his life he somehow found a way to be satisfied with his life. It makes me a bit ashamed about some of the things I've complained about in my own life.
Haybron states that life satisfaction is thought to be a matter of judgements. Meaning to be satisfied with your life is to regard it as going well enough by your own standards and values. For me personally, I agree with this theory but I think the meaning of life satisfaction just like happiness can vary for each of us.
SL
Pop was indeed a remarkable man. We can't all be like him, but we can all admire such equanimity and try to emulate it.
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