Context: In all these strivings , so many of them well - intentioned , our crippling handicap has been our lack of humility . We had lacked perspective to see that character - building and spiritual values had to come first , and that material satisfactions were not the purpose of living . Quite characteristically , we had gone all out in confusing the ends with the means . Instead of regarding the satisfaction of our material desires as the means by which we could live and function as human beings , we had taken these satisfactions to be the final end and aim of life .

Question: What will happen if we continue to pursue our material desires ?
Options:
0. None of the above choices .
1. We will lose track of our humanity and our good nature and remain caught up in materialism
2. We will eventually turn away from material things because it is just a fad
3. We will eventually remember that being true to ourselves and not possession is most important because people learn from their mistakes
Answer: 1