“Having more and newer things each year has become not just something we want but something we need. The idea of more, of ever increasing wealth, has become the center of our identity and our security, and we are caught up by it as the addict by his drugs.” WantNeedsYearsIdeasWealthInspiringSecurityIdentityDrugCaughtCaught UpAddict Author:Paul L Wachtel
“We are faced with having to learn again about interdependency and the need for rootedness after several centuries of having systematically-and proudly-dismantled our roots, ties, and traditions. We had grown so tall we thought we could afford to cut the roots that held us down, only to discover that the tallest trees need the most elaborate roots of all.” NeedsCuttingTreeCenturyPrideTraditionRootsTiesTallInterconnectionRootedness Author:Paul L Wachtel
