What we will be seeking … for the rest of our lives will be large, stable communities of like-minded people, which is to say relatives. They no longer exist. The lack of them is not only the main cause, but probably the only cause of our shapeless discontent in the midst of such prosperity.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "What we will be seeking … for the rest of our lives will be large, stable communities of like-minded people, which is to say relatives. They no longer exist. The lack of them is not only the main cause, but probably the only cause of our shapeless discontent in the midst of such prosperity." in the context of ""Thoughts of a Free Thinker", commencement address, Hobart and William Smith Colleges (26 May 1974)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.