The Asymptotes of Happiness
One friend frets that happiness is an asymptote; the other is content to get within a trillionth.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2019-03-14-the-asymptotes-of-happiness/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
A: "What if happiness is like an asymptote – a thing we approach but never reach?"
B: "If we get to within a trillionth of a unit, I'm calling that happy."