Title: Opinion | Are the Best Things in Life Free? - The New York Times
Headings: Are the Best Things in Life Free?
Opinion
Turning Points
Are the Best Things in Life Free?
Richard Hell
Yanis Varoufakis
Karl Lagerfeld
Mikhail Prokhorov
Youssou N’Dour
Andreja Pejic
Yao Chen

Content: If love is a gift of the self, that excited look, that sincere smile, that greeting prove that the best things in life are free. If you’re ever in doubt about it, hold your breath for as long as you can, then inhale and exhale the oxygen that Mother Nature gives us, on the house. The best things in life are available to those who take the time to observe and enjoy them. Youssou N’Dour is a Senegalese vocalist, songwriter and politician. Andreja Pejic
Coco Chanel was right. The best things in life are free, because human interaction is the basis of happiness — the feeling that you, in union with other humans, are taking part in actions that benefit the world and humanity in one way or another. Image
Andreja Pejic
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In our society, social relations between human beings are subdued to economic relations between goods and services. This leads to people being alienated from what they produce and also from each other. The ideological nature placed on merchandise suggests that the more of it we acquire, the happier we will be. But anyone who has experienced the limited and short-lived gratification of purchasing a coveted item knows that this is simply not the case.