“Happiness is not a goal it is a by-product.”
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You can never really live anyone else's life, not even your child's. The influence you exert is through your own life, and what you've become yourself.
Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do.
Autobiographies are only useful as the lives you read about and analyze may suggest to you something that you may find useful in your own journey through life.
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.