"what do you want out of life?"
"I want to be happy and have a great family and a job I like"
This response is so common and expected that it doesn't really mean anything.
A more interesting question that most people never consider is,
"What pain do you want in your life?
What are you willing to struggle for?"
Because that seems to be a greater determinant of how our lives turn out.
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