A truth I think we can all agree on is this: We will all die (with the notable exception of William Shatner), and whatever we have accumulated ain't goin' with us. Those who believe an afterlife exists or believe it doesn't--well, the cash ain't goin' along either way. So, having more that you need is greedy. I think it was St Basil who sid that "The coat hanging in your closet belongs to the poor man."

Something I truly believe is that if we do nothing to act as stewards on this planet, and if we do not leave it the better for our passing, then we deserve to have our graves pissed upon by rabid dogs, for we are little more than they, and worthy of the end we receive. I am not presuming to tell my peers how they should live; rather, I am trying to inform myself and maybe trying to remember that I own nothing but my thoughts. One thought is this: if we do not pay attention to the plight of our world, our memories will be cursed through the ages, for indeed we have taken a Garden and turned it into a gutter.

Once again, where are you Esmerelda?