Donald Robertson

and i think it partly comes from the fact that we model our values on other people's behavior so as a child growing up you think you take a look around you and you think what's all this meant to be about you think well everyone else seems obsessed with money and property and status like so you just kind of naturally fall into that if you're not careful are you saying that we are the progeny of uh socratic society's culture eventually just a few thousand years down the line

Yeah, I think we're just a product of the fact that we can't really understand each other deeply, I think is the problem, that we're basing our values and just observing other people's superficial behavior. So, for example, we might see, as a little kid, you might see your dad working really long hours and earning money, you know, to kind of pay off the mortgage and stuff like that.

Yeah, I think we're just a product of the fact that we can't really understand each other deeply, I think is the problem, that we're basing our values and just observing other people's superficial behavior. So, for example, we might see, as a little kid, you might see your dad working really long hours and earning money, you know, to kind of pay off the mortgage and stuff like that.

Yeah, I think we're just a product of the fact that we can't really understand each other deeply, I think is the problem, that we're basing our values and just observing other people's superficial behavior. So, for example, we might see, as a little kid, you might see your dad working really long hours and earning money, you know, to kind of pay off the mortgage and stuff like that.

And if you're not careful, you might think, I guess working hard and earning money is what life is all about. But your dad might think, well, I'm doing that to care for my family. for example, because I consider being a good father to be what I want my life to be about. So we don't necessarily observe the values that are driving other people's behavior internally.

And if you're not careful, you might think, I guess working hard and earning money is what life is all about. But your dad might think, well, I'm doing that to care for my family. for example, because I consider being a good father to be what I want my life to be about. So we don't necessarily observe the values that are driving other people's behavior internally.

And if you're not careful, you might think, I guess working hard and earning money is what life is all about. But your dad might think, well, I'm doing that to care for my family. for example, because I consider being a good father to be what I want my life to be about. So we don't necessarily observe the values that are driving other people's behavior internally.

I think so we fall into this trap. This is my belief over and over again, because we are not able to see inside people's hearts. We end up with a superficial understanding of their values And it's only over the course of life as we develop the ability to reflect on our values and question them more deeply, we start to think, why are we doing all this stuff? Why am I buying a house?

I think so we fall into this trap. This is my belief over and over again, because we are not able to see inside people's hearts. We end up with a superficial understanding of their values And it's only over the course of life as we develop the ability to reflect on our values and question them more deeply, we start to think, why are we doing all this stuff? Why am I buying a house?

I think so we fall into this trap. This is my belief over and over again, because we are not able to see inside people's hearts. We end up with a superficial understanding of their values And it's only over the course of life as we develop the ability to reflect on our values and question them more deeply, we start to think, why are we doing all this stuff? Why am I buying a house?

Why am I working long hours? It's for something deeper. It's in order to be a good person and a good parent and a good husband and stuff like that. And I think one of the things that can help us achieve that realization and question the prevailing values of our society is

Why am I working long hours? It's for something deeper. It's in order to be a good person and a good parent and a good husband and stuff like that. And I think one of the things that can help us achieve that realization and question the prevailing values of our society is

Why am I working long hours? It's for something deeper. It's in order to be a good person and a good parent and a good husband and stuff like that. And I think one of the things that can help us achieve that realization and question the prevailing values of our society is

is death because many people I think for whatever reason on their deathbed when they look back over the course of their life think is it really worth spending your life just trying to earn as much money as possible Was that what, in retrospect, my life should have been about? Was writing a best-selling book or something really the most important thing?

is death because many people I think for whatever reason on their deathbed when they look back over the course of their life think is it really worth spending your life just trying to earn as much money as possible Was that what, in retrospect, my life should have been about? Was writing a best-selling book or something really the most important thing?

is death because many people I think for whatever reason on their deathbed when they look back over the course of their life think is it really worth spending your life just trying to earn as much money as possible Was that what, in retrospect, my life should have been about? Was writing a best-selling book or something really the most important thing?

Or does that seem trivial in retrospect when you've only got a few days left to live or something like that? But, I mean, if you're lucky, maybe you have a brush with death early on and survive and it changes your perspective and it liberates you from these assumptions that we all have. Or sometimes when you're bereaved,

Or does that seem trivial in retrospect when you've only got a few days left to live or something like that? But, I mean, if you're lucky, maybe you have a brush with death early on and survive and it changes your perspective and it liberates you from these assumptions that we all have. Or sometimes when you're bereaved,

Or does that seem trivial in retrospect when you've only got a few days left to live or something like that? But, I mean, if you're lucky, maybe you have a brush with death early on and survive and it changes your perspective and it liberates you from these assumptions that we all have. Or sometimes when you're bereaved,

like you know i lost my father when i was quite young and i thought to be honest that really shook me and made me kind of question what's the point of all of that because i saw him um he died of lung cancer like he was bedridden for about a year and so i had about a year just to observe my father dying slowly and think he seemed to be going through this process of questioning what his life had stood for and so when i was like 13 14 years old that kind of made me think gee i don't want to end up like that