The way in which we experience and interpret the world obviously depends very much indeed on the kind of ideas that fill our minds. If they are mainly small, weak, superficial, and incoherent, life will appear insipid , uninteresting, petty and chaotic.
E. F. SchumacherStudy how a society uses its land, and you can come to pretty reliable conclusions as to what its future will be.
E. F. Schumacher