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Quote on superficiality and depth sparks spiritual reflection

Original: Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The despera

A widely shared quotation laments that superficiality is the curse of the modern age and that the doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. It argues that today's desperate need is not for more intelligent or gifted people, but for deep people, drawing on the classical spiritual disciplines as a remedy. Readers are responding to its critique of instant-gratification culture and its call for depth over cleverness.

Why now: The quote critiques modern instant-gratification culture, a theme that resonates amid current debates about attention, technology and meaning.

Richard Foster

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• Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people. The classical Disciplines of the spiritual life call… · pgiulan@federate.social · 1

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