Law in Contemporary Society

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 I'm only recognizing that despite my conscious perspectivism, I will continue to seek nectar to a substantial extent. Nectar will always be on my mind in some capacity.
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<		I often wonder what our lives look like juxtaposed with people living in impoverished conditions. I believe that some of the more desperate people in the world may say their lives are better than ours. But it's hard for us to think otherwise.
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<		After all, the hive walls are quite opaque. The flight for nectar requires myopic vision.
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>		But it's hard for us to think otherwise. The hive walls are quite opaque. The flight for nectar requires myopic vision.
 The impoverished may point to the fact that unlike us, they are not enslaved by a system with preconditions; one in which they are constantly pushed to pursue a life of shallow and fruitless purpose. They may mention that truly enriching one's life isn't a matter of numbers. They may conclude that despite their hunger, they are much fuller than us. Despite their disease, they are less afflicted.
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<		They can certainly look at their lives as a product of what they accomplished and what they wanted for themselves. Will we say the same about our lives? Can we?
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>		They can certainly look at their lives as a product of what they accomplished and what they wanted for themselves.

Will we say the same about our lives? Can we?

 "Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one." Benjamin Franklin

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