What Philosophy Books Teach Us

Over the past few years, I've read philosophical literature and books from different cultures, of various parts and times of the world. Here are my top three universal lessons from across cultures.

Deep within, we are all searching for answers to life’s deepest questions.
We want to know why we suffer.
We want to know what the purpose of life is.
We want to know what will make us happy.
We want to know why we have certain thoughts about the world and those that inhabit it.
We want to know why things are the way they are.

I believe that it’s through phil…