We seem to love to buy as much stuff as possible these days, imposing ourselves apon one another.
The rise to power of men who rule only for more money and domination, rather than for the good of mankind.
Are we realy happy with all this stuff? will we continue to keep buying more and more stuff? or do you think some day we will value wisdom and spiritual enlightenment over a bigger TV or faster computer?
2007-12-19 08:37:07 · 20 answers · asked by Keeper 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I too am a victim of this way of life, i love stuff, cant get enough of it. I'm just asking if we'll ever get out of this, or is it just going to get worse (for those who think im having a dig)
2007-12-19 08:45:23 · update #1
I believe those who are truly enlightened already do value wisdom and inward fulfillment more than material possesions.
The way we're going now isn't sustainable. Greed doesn't, in the end, benefit anyone. Eventually we will squander our resources, and the entire system will come crashing down.. it will have to be revised in the future. I'm not hinting apocalypse, but I am suggesting that people in the future must live differently than we live now.
I think in the future, with the new system, it will still be lots like it is now.. human nature is human nature. But I think an increased emphasis on non-material ideals will be there.
2007-12-19 08:42:37 · answer #1 · answered by MattH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is more an economic issue than a spiritual one. The way our economy is set up, it only works when everyone is consuming as much as possible. And competition, while useful for spurring production and innovation, is having a corrosive effect on our collective psyche.
Consider, for every "winner" in the consumer race, there are countless losers. There will ALWAYS be someone with a better car, a bigger t.v., a nicer house. Nobody compares themselves to people who are worse off: we always look at someone who has more, and so we feel like losers. It's no wonder our entire population is walking around feeling insecure, ready to pounce on the slightest perceived offense.
2007-12-19 16:42:47 · answer #2 · answered by David Carrington Jr. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Man (as a whole) will never learn to value wisdom over materialism. Even from the beginning of time mankind has sought to reach a higher plateu of wealth or importance (tower of Babel, pyramids). With increasing wealth comes increasingly more opportunities to own more junk. Mankind feels that we can fill the void in our lives with more stuff, however the old adage is true, money can't buy you true happiness.
2007-12-19 16:42:27 · answer #3 · answered by rickbrokaw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought I had enough,But now I need another barn to store the stuff i can hardly ever use.T.V.s are not important,as I work and sleep during the week. My 3 day weekends(sometimes)don't include tv.I hope to get a horse soon, and that may allow me to sell some of the crap I had to have, as I will be to busy to use it.
2007-12-20 01:41:32 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This world we live in today is all about possessions, people can not function without all the gadgets there is.
Take away computers, TVs, and people would not be able to socialise. The skill of verbal communication has been lost, there are no family values anymore...
2007-12-19 16:41:44 · answer #5 · answered by julie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, when the US Economy has outsourced every job in the country, and the only people left are a few extremely wealthy people and the rest of us peasants, we are going to have dramatic lifestyle changes...
2007-12-19 16:41:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not big into having lots of stuff.
but i do like to buy things once in a while.
i think that until we have the next Great Depression we'll continue to live beyond our means and rely on material things for our happiness.
2007-12-19 16:40:12 · answer #7 · answered by neonatheart 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I read something just like this. It was written by a Greek about 3000 years ago. We aren't any more materialistic than people have ever been, there's just more people and more. If you have any data to prove otherwise let me know
2007-12-19 17:03:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a place where materialism does not exists, and I am afraid a lot of people will meet there someday. It is the place mentioned in the Bible as hell. I am not sure what it will be like, but I am convinced it will be the most miserable of all places.
God be with you,
William, a bond-servant of Jesus
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2007-12-19 16:43:46 · answer #9 · answered by BOC 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when we run out of natural resources we'll know better than to destroy nature. But for the time being I am a little guilty of partaking in materialism.
2007-12-19 16:40:54 · answer #10 · answered by YOYO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋