Sesame and Lilies Lecture I - Of Kings' Treasuries, Part 5

In which the nation’s superficial embrace of Art is lamented as mere commerce and display, lacking true appreciation or care for its deeper beauty, while the ravages upon Nature are lamented as desecrations of sacred scenes for fleeting amusement. Compassion is profoundly despised, as revealed through a heartrending account of starvation and neglect, illustrating how society’s imagined Christianity fails to embody genuine charity or mercy towards the poor and suffering.