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Short Story: A pastor speaks on how we connect best with the World

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 27 Nov 23

Pastor Douglas Bootstrap, was giving his weekly homily, with the subject matter of how we can best connect to the World, in our lives. Here is what he said: [b]“One way that we connect to the world is through our...

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Christmas is just 20 days away

RosieS @proseprity68 (331) • United States 5 Dec 18

Jesus is the reason for Christmas, but when people become overly materialistic, that is when the spirit of Christmas dies. I don't know if you have seen commercials on tv and even on fb, there's so much out there and it's all...

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Twenty Wide Screens Per Person

Four Walls @FourWalls (86565) • United States 3 Feb 17

It's Super Bowl weekend. The local channels are bombarded with ads telling you that you can get a new 74" widescreen TV delivered in time for "the BIG GAME." (PS-the reason they call it "the big game" is that Super Bowl is...

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Is the world mad? Offers for Christmas presents online.

marguicha @marguicha (230331) • Chile 11 May 16

It is not yet June, if I read well. But as I browse the web, I am beggining to read suggesion on what to buy for Christmas, how to start making the list of the people that you will give presents to and so on. I was shocked! This...

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Last one to have...

Amber @AmbiePam (120528) • United States 9 May 16

It amazes me sometimes when I think about some of my dad's life. His parents didn't get electricity or an indoor bathroom until his senior year in high school...which was 1973! My dad is only 60, so when I think about indoor...

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Man or material?

Nivedita Ahlawat @nivi_ivin (73) 25 Apr 16

People love things. Things never love people back. People also love people. So thus constant fight between man and material never ends. Should people invest in people or things. Can material things bring the same joy as people...

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There is no such thing as true contentment..

blindedfox @blindedfox (3315) • Philippines 13 Aug 15

People say this a lot. I've been hearing this a lot from people around me lately. But is this really so? That we can never really say we are perfectly contented about anything? That we always have a new 'better' once we have the...

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are people too materialistic or can one be spiritual while making money

Nnaemeka @mydanods (6513) • Nigeria 19 Nov 12

i think people are still spiritual even when money is important to them. there is a lot of pressure to make ends meet, lots of pressures on resources, lots on keeping up with the responsibilities of life and this makes one want to...

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If you don't believe in giving gifts on birthdays or holidays are you an Athiest

neededhope @neededhope (1078) • United States 12 Jun 11

so.. my mom and I were talking bout mother's day to start.. and I said I feel mothers day you should wish ur mom happy mothers day and live it as a normal day. And yes I mean no gifts.. I think there's more meaning than going...

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Just say NO!

hvedra @hvedra (1619) 24 Nov 09

A few years ago DH and I dropped out of the Christmas Gift giving with our respective families. We aren't Christian. They are Christian in name only (or to get their kids into particular schools). We were also becoming...

how do you feel about the materialistic societys of today?

dracoserpintenes @dracoserpintenes (614) • United States 12 Nov 09

i wanted to ask what you guys and girls think about how society has become very materalistic fom fashon to housing to gagets being more important than a persons personality these days. i find that this way of life worshipping...

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People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges

Khadimhussainsubhpot @Khadimhussainsubhpot (106) • Pakistan 14 May 09

In this age of materialism, people have become self-centered, self-absorbed, insensitive, indifferent and even desensitised to the sufferings of other people. They are only interested in their self-interest and vested interest....

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Is it possible to have true and genuine friendship in our materialistc age?

Khadimhussainsubhpot @Khadimhussainsubhpot (106) • Pakistan 8 May 09

True and genuine friendship is rare in our jetset age where we find materialism reigning supreme. There is a rat race to outto and surpass other in an attempt to reap worldly benefits and get personal gains irrespective of the...

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Do you Love or Hate Valentine's Day?

ErrollLeVant @ErrollLeVant (4353) • United States 10 Feb 09

In general I love holidays. And I really enjoy planning days and coming up with ways to demonstrate to my wife that I am deeply in love with her, I cherish her, I don't take her for granted, she is the best thing that ever...

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What is True Contentment?

Gorcon @Gorcon (320) • United States 26 Jul 08

What to you is your definition of true contentment? Is it wealth, piece of mind, reaching a goal? Many times we define contentment with instant gratification and material and superficial items that don't last forever. And also,...

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Money = Happiness? Not for me...

roxanne271 @roxanne271 (2034) • Trinidad And Tobago 2 Jun 08

Well my title says it all. Let me start my story... A little over a year ago I was in a very bad relationship. Now while in this relationship one of my friends (now my boyfriend) came at my workplace and spoke to me about how...

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Materialism - for the poor and rich?

darkdestruction50 @darkdestruction50 (38) • United States 31 May 08

I suppose we can all say that we enjoy new things - a tricket here and there. Perhaps our favorite video game or a new shirt. Ya' know, the little things in life. I'm only 17, I hold my own job, and my parents cover my school...

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Is materialism a problem?

Pirate_Arg @Pirate_Arg (472) • South Africa 17 May 08

There are plenty of negative connotations to being materialistic but is it really such a bad thing? Some people will insist that we should not have any worldly possessions but rather live as one with the earth (or a similar...

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Economic Stimulus Rebate, Good or bad?

taface412 @taface412 (3175) • United States 2 May 08

So everyone who filed a US income tax return is getting one. Even Seniors were encouraged to file their social security earnings in order to receive one. So is this good or bad? I guess it depends on how you look at it. Most...

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Materialism

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 29 Dec 07

I love some of my material things like my computer for one.And soceity makes it so we have to be materialistic.I live in Virginia.It is illegal for me not to make enough money to pay for electricity with a child in the home.So...

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