TEMPTATIONS

I have just been searching for a quote in John Naish's "Enough: breaking free from the world of more" & I finally found it after much frustration. It describes what may just happen if we did all become unmaterialistic & learned to practice "enoughness":

And what would actually happen if joy could be lassoed & tamed? In Will Ferguson's satirical novel 'Happiness', a self help book is finally published that does the unthinkable: it works. Everyone becomes happy. As a result, the global economy collapses. People stop buying stuff that they previously thought would make them feel better. The book's hero sees it coming: 'our entire economy is built on human weaknesses,' he cautions. 'Hair salons. Male mid-life crises. Shopping binges. Our entire way of life is built on self-doubt & dissatisfaction. If people were ever really, truly happy, truly satisfied with their lives, it would be cataclysmic.'

Who knows what would happen....maybe if things keep going the way the are, there won't be any choice in the matter - we will have to become less materialistic. A report released by the AFP (Agence France Presse) a few days ago is an interesting read: http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i9E0IVeO1XtaHM1XjuHgrsh8hY-g