Another great task is to confront the poverty of satisfaction--a lack of purpose and dignity--that afflicts us all. Too much and too long, we seem to have surrendered community excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things. (Univ of Kansas, 3-18-68)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Society faces a poverty of purpose and dignity, having traded community values for material accumulation.
- In plain terms
- We lack purpose and dignity because we focused too much on getting things instead of community.
- What can you take from it?
- Community values matter more than material accumulation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What gives your life purpose?
- How do you value community?
Another view
Material needs must still be met before higher purposes can be pursued.
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