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 ?
Answer: None of the above choices .We will lose track of our humanity and our good nature and remain caught up in materialismWe will eventually turn away from material things because it is just a fadWe will eventually remember that being true to ourselves and not possession is most important because people learn from their mistakes