I had now brought my state of life to be much easier in itself than it was at first, and much easier to my mind, as well as to my body.  I frequently sat down to meat with thankfulness, and admired the hand of God’s providence, which had thus spread my table in the wilderness. I learned to look more upon the bright side of my condition, and less upon the dark side, and to consider what I enjoyed rather than what I wanted; and this gave me sometimes such secret comforts, that I cannot express them; and which I take notice of here, to put those discontented people in mind of it, who cannot enjoy comfortably what God has given them, because they see and covet something that He has not given them.  All our discontents about what we want appeared to me to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.

From “Robinson Crusoe,” by Defoe, Daniel

It is a delightful book with many adventures and beautiful teachings we have enjoyed since childhood. Written with the perfection of olden British literature, one can never stop admiring such a classic as Robinson Crusoe. This snippet contains a simple moral: “I take notice of here, to put those discontented people in mind of it, who cannot enjoy comfortably what God has given them, because they see and covet something that He has not given them. All our discontents about what we want appeared to me to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.”

Now that Humanity lost its compass long ago, we must remind ourselves that Western culture relies on sound principles that we must safeguard.