Never before has a generation of people been this comfortable or had the kind of conveniences we know today. In spite of that, people are not any happier. They are getting more and more desperate. Humanity is experiencing psychological ailments like never before simply because people are not happy.
Additional information/ Source: Book: Culture of Peace; Page: 13
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