Up to now, in general, we have mainly stuffed the brains of young people with an indigestible multitude of various notions, without thinking enough a… - African Spir

It is from our lack of proper content, from our inner emptiness, that we need occupations and distractions. Otherwise we experience boredom, which is nothing else than the feeling of unease that takes hold of us when our spirit is not asorbed in the mirages of life.

To succeed in brilliant businesses, to achieve great success, that is what the ambition and efforts of the majority of men aim for. But at the end of the day what do they get for it? Softer cushions, better meat, maybe decorations or medals - that is all. And to think that there are found serious men who consume their whole existence in the pursuit and the expectation of these trivialities.

We can, following the example of Kant, consider the moral development and improvement of men, as the supreme goal of human evolution.