There is some difficulty being observed
with all of the materialistic collecting that is going on around the world. We read, hear,
and see about this all the time. The reports include that the gaps between the wealthy and
the poor are increasing more and more each day. It is the old - "the rich are getting
richer and the poor are getting poorer". This is a very distressing situation and
collectively we have to start changing some attitudes in people about this.
The ironic part is that no matter where we are actually positioned in the strata of
world wealth … we feel that there are richer people than us, and we would like to be
like them and have what they have. Strange how this can not only cause stress and cause us
to run into trampling competition, but it goes against the tenth commandment. So what is
the harm? In your rush to gather, you drive others to gather. Collection, power, greed,
and arrogance suddenly appear in your personal makeup and behaviour. You do not even see
it in yourself and you feel this is normal, fun, and the way it is supposed to be. How
many cars can one person own or drive at the same time? How many pools and houses around
the world can one person own? How much land, buildings and real estate can be possessed
without it being enough?
