What philosophers impose upon us are radical fictions, like Rousseau's state of nature or Plato’s conception of the soul. A philosopher is basically someone who is able to make imaginary concepts real (in the same way that playwrights or novelists make imaginary people real).
I'd love to know what Rimbaud's reaction was when he found out that his poems, circulating amongst his friends back in Paris, had become legendary.
A good life should have a tragic completeness. A good life is a prism through which we can watch the human spirit unfold.