Why We’re Not Satisfied, Even If We Should Be
A few weeks ago, a self-described fitness enthusiast described life today this way:
- Work a desk job
- Grind 9–6
- Lift weights to feel something
- Marry someone beautiful enough
- Move to suburbs
- Get a dog
- Have two kids
- Drive an American SUV to Costco on weekends
- Buy a house you’ll never finish paying off
- Call it happiness
Is this the dream? or just a life we were sold?
Responses varied. Many responded that, objectively speaking, the world—especially the Western part of it—is better off than it has ever been. One scientist noted that...
John Stonestreet is president of the Colson Center and co-host of Breakpoint, the daily commentary on culture begun by Chuck Colson.
Get Salvo in your inbox! Timothy D. Padgettis a resident theologian at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview.
Get Salvo in your inbox! This article originally appeared in Salvo, Issue #74, Fall 2025 Copyright © 2025 Salvo | www.salvomag.com https://salvomag.com/article/salvo74/made-for-bigger-things
