world’s problems.” “So, at this point, then, I’d like to shift to the individual level, and explore ways to find happiness despite the world’s problems,” I said. “Very good,” he replied. “But you know,” I sighed, “with so many problems in today’s world, so many stresses and difficulties in daily life, sometimes it seems that the best way to deal with it all would be to just ignore everything going on around us, or become a hermit or something. But that can’t be the solution.”
