What do I really value?

Each day we hear of new economic crises as old paradigms of security crumble beneath us. Yet amid the debris of broken dreams, there's a chance to renew our dreams, to ask, "What do I really value?"

My favorite quote from Bobby Kennedy shines today with greater clarity than it did in 1968:

"The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play.

It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages; the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials.

It measures neither our wit nor our courage; neither our wisdom nor our learning; neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country; it measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile."

Address at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, March 18, 1968.