Leader opposes preaching of wealth
This short article shows that this Lutheran group has things in correct perspective. I wonder why Catholics don't hear preaching against this sort of thing? One would hope that the parishioners are not exposed too much to these sorts of ideas, but who knows?
Anyway, I know that it's better to make a concrete suggestion to solve a problem than to just agree with the complainers. I had that rather abruptly shown to me again tonight. So perhaps modeling poverty is something this aging Franciscan can do more of.
Silent Servants...
... of the Used, Abused, and Utterly Screwed Up.
A Secular Franciscan looks at the world...
with a more jaundiced eye than ever...
and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text...
(with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)
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In the immortal words of the boxer Joe Lewis: "I've been rich, and I've been poor. Rich is better." However, "he who dies with the most toys, still dies", because literally, you can't take it with you.
In my own mind, there are no redeeming virtues in grinding in. poverty. Nor do I find it in displays of conspicuous consumption, which I find to be truly obscene. (think of a wife of one of the Enron execs who appeared on Oprah wearing a $40,000 watch and complaining how hard done by she felt). We are fortunate to live in a country where, by some standards, even our poor people are considered rich. In a sense, I feel it behooves us to learn to differentiate between what we "want" and what we "need". Simplifying is calming, both to the psyche and the soul.
That's exactly it, Morganor. What we want and what we need. If we can distinguish between those things I think we find more peace. Wanting only leads to more wanting, with no end. I don't think grinding poverty is a blessing either. I think living a life of 'less' is where the blessings are.
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