The Meek Inherit the Earth?

When the stock market endures what’s politely termed a “correction,” it tends to correct people’s outlook on life, too. Even the hard-charging business magazines have suddenly begun running stories on the importance of nonmaterial joys. In this atmosphere, one might expect an upswing in the number of people holding the biblical view that the meek shall inherit the earth. Instead, public opinion on this matter has changed little since themid-’90s. In a poll conducted for Adweek by Alden & Associates Marketing Research of Hermosa Beach, Calif.,