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Alastair Campbell

So here is one of my theories on happiness: we cannot know if we have lived a truly happy life until the very end. This view of life and death was reinforced by my close witnessing of the buildup to the death of Philip Gould. Philip was without doubt my c

Alastair Campbell

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Alastair Campbell suggests that only after a person's life has completely ended can we truly understand whether they were happy or not. His belief is shaped by observing Philip Gould's final days, which made the connection between life, death, and the judgment of happiness more real to him.

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