of all the blessings which to man kind progress doth impart one stands supreme I mean the animal without a heart... that strictly (and how) scientific land of supernod where freedom is compulsory and only man is god. Without a heart the animal is very very kind so kind it wouldn't like a soul and couldn't use a mind. -excerpt from "of all the blessings which to man" by E.E Cummings.  This was written approximately 80 years ago, but I believe it's more valid today than ever. I haven't read this poem in a while, but it popped into my head because I was listening to a podcast earlier this evening and she was discussing hyper-materialists and their disconnection to the "invisible." That even the simple, innate responsibility one can feel for making their community "truly wealthy" she called it, was an invisible force that guided people and couldn't be found in the material. What is true wealth? Some examples include clean water, clean, heal...