There is no easy formula for determining right and wrong livelihood, but it is essential to keep the … - Sam Keen

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It's the frames which make some things important and some things forgotten. It's all only frames from which the content rises.

Sam Keen

There is no easy formula for determining right and wrong livelihood, but it is essential to keep the question alive. To return the sense of dignity and honor to manhood, we have to stop pretending that we can make a living at something that is trivial or destructive and still have sense of legitimate self-worth. A society in which vocation and job are separated for most people gradually creates an economy that is often devoid of spirit, one that frequently fills our pocketbooks at the cost of emptying our souls.

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