ABSTRACT
Many of our studies over the past few years have uncovered an interesting attitude. Large sections of the population tend to feel worried about the good life. A cobweb of tradition and morality, beginning with the concept of original sin, has painted life as a sequence of worry and toil, if not of misery. Yet this picture does not match the reality of life in the United States where most people have more than enough to eat and a well-shingled roof over their heads. Probably for the first time in the history of the modern world, there seems to be enough for all to live in comfort. Workers, from factory hand to plumber, from farmer to white-collar employees, are proud of their occupations. Yet, there is an over-all question running through the minds of many people, and the answer to it may well make the difference between whether the good life continues or whether it peters out.
