That's difficult to judge. Although a talkative and social person, he wasn't in the least bit "philosophical". He liked dancing, music, friends, fishing, playing dominoes and breeding and raising his beloved fighting cocks.
He was always laughing, always making good-natured fun of everyone, including himself. I never once saw him angry.
I couldn't read his mind, of course, but I knew him and loved him for over 40 years, I think I had some insight into him.
He wasn't an ideological person, he hated the Communists, but it was personal, not political, they were simply the Enemy: los insurgentes. He spent very little time worrying about politics or economics, in fact, I doubt he ever thought about it in ideological terms at all, he certainly never talked about it that way. And he had absolutely no personal religious sentiments, he never went to church or prayed or talked about that either. I can't say for a fact he was agnostic or atheistic, but I do know it seemed to matter little to him, and he always viewed the faithful and devout as rather silly and befuddled.
I'm sure he took life very seriously, he just didn't need a reason to do so.
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