Everything in the world starts small and then becomes bigger—except bad things. They start big, and then get smaller.

Everything in the world starts small and then becomes bigger—except bad things. They start big, and then get smaller.

The thing I got to thinking about,' he said, 'is--what are the conditions that lead to larger portions of society being generous, humble, and selfless? While we have the conditions for economic opportunity here--and that is a blessing--do we have the conditions to learn how to self-regulate our own passions for the good of the whole?