{"text":"Blessed with riches and possibilities far beyond anything imagined by ancestors who tilled the unpredictable soil of medieval Europe, modern populations have nonetheless shown a remarkable capacity to feel that neither who they are nor what they have is quite enough.","author":"Alain de Botton","tags":["blessings","dissatisfaction","modern-age","possibilities","wealth"],"id":2280,"author_id":"Alain+de+Botton"}