'If you are ready,' said the Walrus, 'now we we can begin to feed.' Discussions over how to help poor oysters proceed at the 2011 conference in Davos Awkwardly, Jesus said: 'It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go to heaven.' That is the real message for Davos. Last night The Moral Maze on Radio 4 chose to discuss the topic of happiness and well being, and whether society should aim for it. I agreed with Claire Fox when she said that it was disquiet that caused people to act and change society for the better. However, I didn't listen carefully to the whole discussion. I think Michael Buerk lead it in the wrong direction. There was an arts programme later on that night: 'If you were not a moral being, I said to my wife, wouldn't you abandon the work that you do, the concerns that you have for others' welfare and just dedicate yourself to arts and crafts. I wonder what my parents would h
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