Are Americans Ever Satisfied?

[10 Gallon Head]

Do you think that more Americans follow the concept of keeping up with the Joneses?  When it comes to materialistic things are people never satisfied and always feel the need to so called keep up.

[724dfoley]

Yes some americans do try to keep up with the Joneses. Especially in the african american community. I personally know a lot of people will go broke to stay in the so call game. Afraid they will be looked at different from their so called friends and sometimes family. And it's all because of the material things. And they still have their jobs, but can't seem to pay their bills.

[FEFE1]

Yes some americans do try to keep up with the Joneses. Especially in the african american community. I personally know a lot of people will go broke to stay in the so call game. Afraid they will be looked at different from their so called friends and sometimes family. And it's all because of the material things. And they still have their jobs, but can't seem to pay their bills.

MORE MONEY, MORE BILLS FOR THE JONESES ....

[LovingLife]

There definitely are some people who are this way.  These folks in particular get their sense of identity and self worth from their possessions or their position in soceity.

Things like joy, peace, harmony, contentment, self worth, etc are not the results of having, they are the results of BEING.

In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with having material things.  It's the unhealthy value, attachment, importance, and order (in relation to our lives) that we assign to material things that hangs folks up.

In esoteric understanding, the purpose of the material/tangible level of existence is so that spirit/consciousness can be experienced, expressed, and expanded.  This is how we all should relate to material things; utlilize them so that our Inner Being can be experienced, expressed, nurtured, and expanded upon.

Peace, Love, Abundance, and Light,

LovingLife, everyday!!!