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The Values That Matter

At the end of one’s life, what will we regret not having done more of in our own unique journey? For many, in the modern societies of the richest nations ruling this planet—and mostly destroying its nature and our only living habitat called Earth—the regret won’t be about money, time spent working, or the possessions gathered over the years.

Regret will be about time spent on things that were not connected to the values that truly matter: the time spent with our parents before they pass away, with our children before they grow too big to be held in our arms.

If time flies by, isn’t it often because we spend it on things that don’t matter that much, yet matter to a society built on values that do not align with what is truly important? Less wealthy countries often live more closely connected to nature and to one another.

So, which is the real developed society?

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