So I've had this on my mind for about a week or two and now I'm ready to talk about it. As I revealed I've been in deep thought lately about life and death issues. The reality of life being a one time through event has realy been on my mind lately. If it's true that we only live one time and then (depending on your faith) go to heaven or hell, then a concept that reigns in America and probably around a world really confuses me: materialism.
I believe that when you die you do not take anything with you to the grave except the clothes they dress you with for the funeral and burial. All the money, cars, houses, and other personal property you had will be eventually used and distributed to whomever. If that's the case then why is materialism even existent? The idea of materialism is getting all of the material goods (money, clothes, etc) that is possible through whatever means necessary. Along with materialism is greed. This is one of my beefs with the prosperity gospel doctrine because it states that if you do what God wants you can have all the riches you want. The basic premise is that God wants you to be rich. I honestly do not believe that it's God's intent for everyone to be materially rich. However I do believe God wants us to be comfortable.
I just question the aspect of going after all the material goods possible if we are going to eventually leave it here. I believe that we should teach contentment more within our society. What happen to being happy with having our basic needs met? I'm not against us trying to do better financially and materially but that should not be our main focus living on earth, especially if all of that will be left here when we die.
Maybe I'm crazy or something but I just do not understand the whole idea of being materialistic if everything we acquire will be left on Earth anyway. I hope somebody feels what I'm saying.
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