I believe we have raised a generation of kids who appear to be morally and ethically deprived, but it's important to realize that we ourselves are the same. As adults, we are just as seduced by narcissism and materialism as our kids. We are information rich but ethically and morally poor. Biologist Edward O. Wilson says we are "drowning in information while starving for wisdom."
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In 1994, the song Circle of Life was made popular through Disney's animated film The Lion King. Written by Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice, it speaks of the “circle of life” that moves us all through despair, hope, faith and love, until we find our place on the unwinding path in the circle of life. While the circle of life is an important idea highlighted through the title, an even more fundamental concept is buried within the lyrics of the song through the subtle mention of the unwinding path.
Metaphor for the great journey we call life, the unwinding path is a spiral. The spiral has been used by humankind as a metaphor for centuries.
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