{"id":293096,"date":"2020-12-23T14:24:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T19:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=293096"},"modified":"2020-12-23T14:42:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T19:42:42","slug":"what-do-you-really-want-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/23\/what-do-you-really-want-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do You *Really* Want in Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let us think deeply on this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>What do you *really* want in life, or *from* life &#8230; and for what ends?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' 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