Regarding Nathan Petrelli’s wish to live a life of meaning and happiness.

“Can’t be done. Two very different paths.

To be truly happy, a man must live absolutely in the present. No thought of what’s gone before and no thought of what lies ahead.

But, a life of meaning, a man is condemned to wallow in the past and obsess about the future.”
Mr. Lindermann, Heroes

That raises some interesting thoughts about how we want to live our lives.