The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
from “The World is Too Much With Us” by William Wordsworth, 1802.
About Joshua Becker
Writer. Inspiring others to live more by owning less.
WSJ Bestselling author of The More of Less.
di says
August 23, 2013 at 7:59 AMSo, what would want our world and society to be? Can dreams ever be realized?
Just as we make a list of possessions we’d like to keep, we need to make a list of attributes as well.
One reflects the other.