Quote of the Day
The main features of China’s economic development are GDP growth, resource exploitation, environmental pollution, conflicts of interest, and some people making incredible fortunes. Those who are wealthy suddenly find themselves facing a huge deficit in spirit and belief as they come to the realization that “money is not omnipotent”and happiness is not entirely endowed by wealth. Material abundance cannot solve the problem of spiritual poverty. Many wealthy people even make the complaint that “I am so poor that I have nothing but money.”People are beginning to realize that money is not the only purpose for living.”Getting rich may be necessary, but what they really desire is a meaningful life on the basis of wealth.
Tags: Politics, Religion Society
September 7th, 2012 at 8:11 am
Reminds me of a quote by Thomas Merton: “People may spend their whole lives climbing the ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall”