经济富裕可能并不能带来幸福

So what are the proper conditions for the human spirit to grow? Oddly enough, physical comfort is not essential. In fact, it can be detrimental. I think that each of us knows someone who has a physically comfortable lifestyle but is neither happy nor fulfilled. This is very common in our secular, Western society. The “American Dream” is that by hard work anyone can achieve a life free from physical want. Very little is said about the nonphysical side of life. That is very interesting. We have just lived through the largest economic boom in the history of the world. Yet, spirituality is the second most popular topic on the Internet. (Sex is the most popular, go figure.) My guess is that most Internet users do not occupy the lowest rung on the economic ladder. It would seem that affluence does not bring happiness. It would seem that when people figure this out, they look for spiritual answers.