What is the best thing in life? Talk show host Montel Williams had reason to answer this for himself when he was diagnosed with MS. He writes in his recent book, Life Lessons and Reflections, that for him, the best thing in life is belonging. What, in your opinion, is the best thing in life? That's a whopper of a question, and of course your opinion may change later -- but what you have to say now may be just what someone else needs to hear.

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