Don't confuse economic prosperity with a good quality of life
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That's a mistake too many make today. Being rich as a country doesn't mean you have a good "quality of life." Do you recall the recent article about the world-class violinist in New York in the subway who played some of the greatest masterpieces ever written on an exquisitely crafted violin worth millions of dollars, while the people in the subway rushed along impervious to what he was doing, going about making their dollars and "living" their lives? I ask you whether those people, who probably for the most part have a decent collection of wealth and material things, actually enjoy a "quality of life" that is anywhere near the farmer in a little village, with the little church at the center of his life, who works hard for what little he has, but pays honor to God and has time to enjoy the air and the trees and the beauty and integrity of life around him.