Comic #6248: best-things

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Panel 1: Kid: "Dad, are the best things in life free?" Dad: "Yes, but only in an accounting sense."

Panel 2: Dad: "Love is 'free' unless you count the enormous amount of time and effort that goes into sustaining it. The smile on a child's face is 'free' as long as you don't associate it with the cost of healthcare, shelter, nutritious food, and entertainment."

Panel 3: Dad: "It'd be more accurate to say 'the best things in life are extremely costly plus you're socially prohibited from buying them directly with money.'"

Panel 4: Kid: "I'll give you a dollar to tell me this was a special father-son moment." Dad: "NO!" Dad: "See what I'm saying?"

The comic is humorous, focusing on the notion of value and the contrast between emotional experiences and their costs.