like this one by Arne Jacobsen, is a persuasive technology, because, again, it communicates an idea of the good life a good life a life that you, as a designer, consent to by saying,

What vision of the good life do your designs convey?

We want a world where life is preserved and the quality of life is enriched for everybody, not only for the privileged.

And sometimes it takes a wake up call, doesn't it, to alert us to the fact that we're hurrying through our lives, instead of actually living them that we're

Art is the ultimate goal.

It's a gift handed down from the intelligent skills and rich emotional lives of our most ancient ancestors.

We take our high standard of living for granted.

I think that all of these things are eventually informed by the core of all of this, and this is nothing but life itself.

Mere decay produces richer life.

In an affluent society most people have a high standard of living.

We take care of our own health and manage our own burnout.

They've created our wealth.

An easy life?

In the litlle village where I was born, life moved at a slower pace... yet felt all the richer for it.

And inside those balls

That kind of rich, earthy... alive...

These were my hens and chickens.

All they'd ever think about was cocoa beans.

Past life, physiognomy.

Back to the streets. We've slept rough before.

It's a living.

I don't want this life.

It's just one of those small but enormous things.

If we continue on using Japan's traditional trees, we would be able to live even better lives, even without using energy.

Jacques Cousteau's shows on TV, with all this richness and abundance and diversity.

Financial security.

Is that a good living?

Living the good life, huh?

And that's especially because this world population is increasing, and it's increasing, not only in numbers, but we're also getting wealthier, and anyone that gets wealthier starts to eat more and also starts to eat more meat.

God increases or decreases the fortunes of whosoever He will, and they rejoice in the life of this world. Yet the life of this world is nothing but a merchandise as compared to the life of the next.

Allah eases and restricts the sustenance for whomever He wills and the disbelievers rejoiced upon the life of this world and the life of this world, as compared with the Hereafter, is just a brief utilisation.

God outspreads and straitens His provision unto whomsoever He will. They rejoice in this present life and this present life, beside the world to come, is naught but passing enjoyment.

Allah enlargeth the provision for whomsoever He Willeth and, stinteth. And they exult in the life of the world, whereas the life of the world, by the side of the Hereafter, is only a Passing enjoyment.

Allah increases the provision for whom He wills, and straitens (it for whom He wills), and they rejoice in the life of the world, whereas the life of this world as compared with the Hereafter is but a brief passing enjoyment.

God dispenses the provisions to whomever He wills, and restricts. And they delight in the worldly life yet the worldly life, compared to the Hereafter, is only enjoyment.

Allah grants the provision to whomsoever He wills abundantly and grants others in strict measure. They exult in the life of the world, although compared with the Hereafter, the life of the world is no more than temporary enjoyment.

Allah enlargeth livelihood for whom He will, and straiteneth (it for whom He will) and they rejoice in the life of the world, whereas the life of the world is but brief comfort as compared with the Hereafter.

Allah expands the provision for whomever He wishes, and tightens it. They boast of the life of this world, but compared with the Hereafter the life of this world is but a trifling enjoyment.

Allah gives abundantly and sparingly to whom He will. They rejoice in this present life but this present life, beside the Everlasting Life, is nothing but a passing enjoyment.

Allah extends provision for whom He wills and restricts it . And they rejoice in the worldly life, while the worldly life is not, compared to the Hereafter, except brief enjoyment.

God gives abundant sustenance to whomever He wants and determines everyone's destiny. Some people are very happy with the worldly life. Compared to the life to come it is only a temporary means.

Allah amplifies and straitens the means of subsistence for whom He pleases and they rejoice in this world's life, and this world's life is nothing compared with the hereafter but a temporary enjoyment.

God gives abundantly to whom He will and sparingly to whom He pleases those who deny the truth rejoice in the life of this world yet the life of this world is but a fleeting pleasure compared with the life to come.

Allah doth enlarge, or grant by (strict) measure, the sustenance (which He giveth) to whomso He pleaseth. (The wordly) rejoice in the life of this world But the life of this world is but little comfort in the Hereafter.

And the family was united.