Is passion dangerous and to be avoided? Can we really be fulfilled without love, and can a broken heart ever be repaired? Is friendship still possible once desire has diminished or gone? Can mean and vicious people be happy? Is ambition overrated and only for losers? Are possessions and great wealth a guarantee of happiness, or an obstacle to it? Should we care about our reputations or what others say about us? Does it matter what we leave behind us for future generations?