More to communication than language; more to listening than hearing; more to sound than noise; more to intent than interpretation; more to friendship than acquaintanceship; more to career than job; more to home than shelter; more to leadership than toeing the line; more to community than cluster of dwelling places; more to healthy lifestyle than socially acceptable behaviour; more to justice than rule of law; more to spirituality than religion; more to movement than organization; more to handshake than social custom; more to intimacy than sex; more to Canada than government; more to public servant than employee; more to social than function; more to greeting than utterance; more to smile than grimace; more to wisdom than knowledge; more to knowledge than information; more to empathy than tolerance; more to diversity than melting pot; more to nation than assimilation; more to credibility than social standing; more to success than fame; more to wealth than material prosperity; more to marriage than civil pairing; more to relationship than contract; more to bonding than networking; more to teaching than preaching; more to helping than giving; more to environment than ecology; more to forest than tree farm; more to leader than figurehead; more to peace than imposed order; more to defence than militarism; more to faithkeeper than soldier; more to soldier than mercenary; more to healing than treatment; more to life than existence.

... more to life than existence ...