An idea is salvation by imagination.
I am not young enough to know everything.
My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he could hate that too.
There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it, requires brains.
Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.