The Way of Life The way of life can be that of freedom and beauty, but we go astray. Greed has poisoned the souls of men ... it has raised the walls of hatred in the world ... and it has made us march at a goose's pace towards misery and slaughter. We created the era of speed, but we feel trapped within it. The machine, which produces abundance, has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us skeptical; our intelligence, hardened and cruel. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than intelligence, we need affection and sweetness. Without these virtues, life will be violent and everything will be lost.