If you were a tree, what kind would you be?
The origin of a modern party is anthropological: humans meet and share food to lower hostility between them and indicate friendship.
Just do your job. Get in early. Stay late, and don’t complain. Fight the big fights.
when your child is in trouble, the first thing you do is blame yourself.
Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
And I really do believe that the most important thing is the way you live your life on earth. But I think it's enormously comforting to believe that you're going to see your loved ones.