Petty fears and petty pleasures

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In observing this reality, "we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality." In a culture dominated by social networking and high technology, to what extent is it possible to live life focused on the sublime without being distracted by "petty fears and petty pleasures"?

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