Circumstantial.

Second, no one can deny that there are some circumstances more favour able to a rational and harmoniously-developed life than others. Also it is certain that today the most favourable conditions possible do not exist.

For well-trained saints it may be easy to live in the worst of conditions. For the mass of men and women an improvement in material conditions—more money, a sure job, more freedom, less war and more peace—would be, to say the least a great help towards living the good life.