Today, I had a special experience I will always remember.

[Stuart G]

15. About "conspicuous consumption" it magnifies greed.

If I have all of this and all of that well then I am better than you. I like the "coal furnace" We had one in both the "huge" apartment that we lived in when I was very young, and a later 2 story, 2 family apartment. The idea of consuming more just to be better has never passed my mind..I have plenty. More than enough.

When we as a society get into consumption just to have "more," then we got to have "more" and not consider giving some to those less fortunate. More, becomes....me, me, me

Learning to care about others is so important, because so many of us do not have enough to get by. Yes right here in the U.S.A. not enough to get by. Yes, not enough food, shelter, or clothing. Yes, right here in the U.S.A.

I could never imagine that I would be alive to see people walking down the street with hand held computers that double as telephones and calculators. And..in those hand held computers a person would have access to all the information in many libraries around the world. In 1970, I discovered "Star Trek" and that hand held computer stuff, was something just in the future..not anything I would see. Well it's here...

But in a strange way, the idea of "giving to others" is exactly the same as it was then. If it is in your heart, you will know. If it is not there, then it is not there.