I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at a commensurate speed.

Summary

This quote highlights a thought-provoking observation about how human perspective fluctuates based on material wealth. It suggests that when people are living in poverty or facing hardships, they tend to attribute their situation to the will of a higher power, often blaming God. However, as individuals become more prosperous, their level of personal responsibility increases while they tend to diminish the role of God. The quote seems to reflect on the tendency of humans to hold God accountable for hardship but give less credit to a higher power as they become more privileged.

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