Materialism and Today's Young Generation
The definition of a comfortable life has been skewed. More than ever, today's generation has become confused between what is a desire and what is a need. This article shows how todays teens have bought into materialism as a goal in life.
Part of the reason seems to be that the Boomer generation inherited the values of the previous generation by pursuing the idea that "our children should have it better than me." As a result when the Boomers parents provided a better life for their children the ante was raised. In order for the children of Boomers to have it better than their parents, they have to amass a ton of stuff, most of which most people can easily live without.
How do we stop this insane cycle of materialism? When is enough, enough?
Part of the reason seems to be that the Boomer generation inherited the values of the previous generation by pursuing the idea that "our children should have it better than me." As a result when the Boomers parents provided a better life for their children the ante was raised. In order for the children of Boomers to have it better than their parents, they have to amass a ton of stuff, most of which most people can easily live without.
How do we stop this insane cycle of materialism? When is enough, enough?
posted by jawbone at
9:45 AM
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I think it's OK to want and to have nice things. However, I think the problem arises when we become ENSLAVED by such a strong desire for more money and more things, hence losing our focus of our priorities. This reminds me of Mat. 6:24-25 where Jesus tells us that we cannot serve two masters; "You cannot serve both money and God." We need to be awfully careful not to place our faith in things, rather we need place our faith in GOD!
-Tracie McD.
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