What I am working for

In Salon.com interview, my favorite philosopher Daniel Dennett answers a question as I might answer it today:

In an interview with Alan Alda, you said the key to being happy is to find something larger than yourself and work for it. What are you working for?

Truth and freedom. These are terrible times and our ability to destroy the planet has never been greater. But if we can educate each other, listen to each other and learn more about each other -- and as long as we can preserve the free-society traditions of informed political discussions -- I think we have some hope.

I have yet to find the means for accomplishing this, but I am looking.