We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.
— C. S. Lewis
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
— Victor Frankl
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The intangible things are those that we should value the most highly, but we don’t know how to value them in a time of excessive material focus. In particular, the kids fishing remind me of innocence and simplicity, which are two life values most people desire even if they cannot articulate that want.