The Art of Living (PocketBook)

Is it conceivable possible to discover an art of living which is both permanent and universal? Is the idea which obtains in the western world of a happy or praiseworthy life the same in 1959 as that which obtained in 1900? Does it resemble the sort of life which a Russian or a Chinese would deem perfect? At first glance, one is tempted to answer ‘No’, Never has a half-century witnessed such rapid and profound changes. In 1900 the West felt itself confident about the future. As much by the strength of its armies as by its intellectual prestige it dominated the World.