Social fabric?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> "<span word="social">social</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="chases">chases</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="chasing">chasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deteriorating">deteriorating</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deteriorating">deteriorating</span>, <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deteriorating">deteriorating</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commentary">commentary</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="awfully">awfully</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="chasing">chasing</span>.</p><p><span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="chases">chases</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chase">chase</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="earnest">earnest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relentless">relentless</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>, <span word="America">America</span> <span word="included">included</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="people">people</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="people">people</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>.</p><p><span word="Fabric">Fabric</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="knitting">knitting</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="threads">threads</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="religion">religion</span>, <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="threads">threads</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smoothly">smoothly</span> <span word="knitted">knitted</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ideally">ideally</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="harmonious">harmonious</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="seamlessly">seamlessly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happily">happily</span> <span word="relate">relate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knitting">knitting</span> <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="networking">networking</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="interact">interact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="our">our</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deteriorating">deteriorating</span>”, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="threadbare">threadbare</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="patching">patching</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>, <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="emerge">emerge</span>.</p>
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