This whole problem arises from a wrong interpretation of wealth; the values that drive the notions of wealth are wrong Wealth is sufficiency, plus some luxury.

This whole problem arises from a wrong interpretation of wealth; the values that drive the notions of wealth are wrong Wealth is sufficiency, plus some luxury. People have become used to the idea that tomorrow will always bring an incremental improvement or increase in that luxury. People now believe that a constantly improving "standard of living" will make them happy. At school I was taught that people need food, water, shelter, clothing, and each other. All else is luxury. We're very good at the first 4 of these items, but it's the 5th item on the list of needs that gives us trouble. The real needs we fail to address, which keep us from being a happy society, lie in the sphere of interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships. The need for more is an illusion.