It's embarrassing to tell you this, but it seems to come down mostly to just learning to be kinder. - Aldous Huxley

Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.

"They're old; they're about God hundreds of years ago. Not about God now"
"But God doesn't change"
"Men do though"

Back to culture. Yes, actually to culture. You can't consume much if you sit still and read books.