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
Joshua Becker is the WSJ Best-Selling author of The More of Less and The Minimalist Home. His new book, Things That Matter, will be published in April.
So, 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.