“Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.”

Excellent! And a man of value will always enjoy more success than a parasite.

And this is why we must abandon this hunger for "growth" and focus on stability.

L. Hanson demonstrates the quote's meaning well. Socialists comprehend not the substance and meaning of the here used "value" but rather, would only discuss the scale of success (stable being less than wealthy while, being controllable by the collective). Its been my experience that those that are money, power, or position motivated do only what it takes to seemingly get by and then will take the dole and expect what the inner motivated individual of value worked for.

Right on Hanson.

My thinking is that stability will come through free enterprise and liberty...not through government. That's just NOT what government does.