i want to say as someone who has been in this, our ultimate goal and north star should be the economic dignity of all people. i wanted to lay out what that meant and how that applied to policy. i put down three pillars. one is that not only should a person who contributes be able to care for their family, but they should be able to enjoy the greatest, most fulfilling moments in life, the birth of their child, taking care of a sick parent, without it being denied by economic deprivation. number two, government can t guarantee our happiness but all of us should be able to pursue our potential and our sense of purpose even if we need first, second and third chances. and third, we should be able to participate in the economy without a sense of domination or humiliation. what i said is, the ultimate pat meth tri metric you want to think about what would a person on their death bed say mattered most on
release our grief. receive help from others. remember what is important. and run to god. what matters most in life is relationships. i have been at death bed of thousands of people as a pastor. i have never had one person at the death bed say, bring me my trophies one more time i want to look at them. bring me my graduation certificate or stock certificates, they say bring me the people i love. we realize that what matters most are the people we love. i hope we learn it sooner. neil: rick warren purpose driven life. more after this.