No matter how many toys we amass we leave them behind when we die, just as we leave a broken environment, an economy that only benefits the richest, and a legacy of empowering greed over goodness. It is now time to commit to following a new path.
Interpretation
Material possessions and societal structures do not define our true legacy; we should strive for goodness and sustainability.
This quote reflects on the transient nature of material wealth and the impact of our choices on the environment and society. It urges individuals to reconsider what they value in life and to pursue a legacy that emphasizes goodness and responsibility towards the planet and future generations, rather than succumbing to greed and superficial success.
In practice
This quote can inspire a discussion on sustainable practices during a community meeting.
This empire, unlike any other in the history of the world, has been built primarily through economic manipulation, through cheating, through fraud, through seducing people into our way of life, through the economic hit men. I was very much a part of that.
Consciousness does not just passively reflect the objective material world; it plays an active role in creating reality itself.
Whereever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.
Myth expresses in terms of the world - that is, of the other world or the second world - the understanding that man has of himself in relation to the foundation and the limit of his existence.
Tolerance once meant that we could use our reason to discern good and evil in open debate. Today tolerance has been used to call good evil and evil good.
Take note of the fact that I am a follower (of the religion) and not an innovator.
Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just as they die of any other disease. Fortunately, in England at any rate, thought is not catching.
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