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Today I was thinking (hmm, it feels like I always start posts with “I was thinking”), and the happiest times in my life have been when I’m doing something for someone else without thinking about what I’m getting in return. And if I’m sacrificing (if it’s inconvenient, or a lot of work, or whatever), that’s like icing on the cake. No, I’m not being sarcastic. Being nice to other people is fun. It makes life so much more fulfilling, so much more meaningful. That’s one of the reasons I try to steer clear of commercial ventures — I’d rather do stuff for free than for money, because I’m happier. (Before I get a bunch of requests for help developing websites for free, though, let me say that I’m pretty busy and it’s unlikely that I’ll be adding any new projects on, at least not until I get Beyond up and going.) In fact, Beyond is a good example: it’s a project I’m working on solely because I want to make genealogy easier for people to use. I’m not selling it, because I’m not in it for the money. Money doesn’t matter to me. Happiness does. Friendship does. Selflessness does. Ah, life is good. :) And I need to get to bed soon…