Thus, the garden may have produced only $2 but it was certainly valuable. But the vines of lines are still wrapped tight around the fast food drive through lanes, making me convinced that this, too, must have some kind of value. Certainly, it is not valuable in terms of money -- although food producers make some of the highest profits because they can sell a meal that cost them $1 to make for $10. The value is, likely not in the taste either, as such food is generally pleasing but not delectable. Thus, the value must be in the convenience, in the knowing that there...

Perhaps value is as subjective as interests, hobbies, and personalities. Perhaps nothing can really be quantified, as it has a different value for everyone. Perhaps it is value that allows us to look at life as the sweet Halloween treat that we know will be gone as soon as it is savored, but is worth savoring once anyway; and so perhaps it is value that allows us to understand the reality of our deaths while still…