1. For centuries, material wealth and abundance has been seen as incompatible with spiritual growth. 2. Food was in short supply, of course, and there were few signs of any material wealth at all. 3. And there is danger based on our very affluent culture that stresses material wealth and individual self-satisfaction. 4. But instead of flocking to Yeniseisk to share in the material wealth these resources might generate, people are leaving in droves. 5. Careerist parents work long hours to provide kids with material wealth, but give up on giving the contact and structure they need. 6. Lacking in material wealth, they have more widespread motivation to run than Americans have. 7. Now material wealth and the self-indulgent comfort that riches bring have been divorced from conscience. 8. One of several possible readings is that the Church, material wealth and human life are inextricably, and tragically, linked. 9. The only child of actors, Delpy recalls a childhood rich in culture if not in material wealth. 10. The triumph of this nation lies not in its material wealth but in courage, sacrifice, and honor. |