Yesterday I sat in the office and heard about a network marketing scheme. You buy into certain services — legitimate provisions for the new technical world (don’t forget, I’ve been reading a book on homesteading in the early 1900’s — so pretty much anything qualifies for the "new technical" world).
The presentation was sincere. In fact, based on enthusiasm, you would be sold right now!
My mother sold Amway years ago. OK — actually she got into Amway for their soap! Best on the market. She got a few friends involved. But nothing on the lines of making it rich! This was for the product, not the greed.
And that’s what bugs me. I worry that greed will overtake legitimate need. And I worry that living in a world filled with greed will cause suffering. Suffering for the sake of money.
Not suffering for the sake of Jesus — whom I understand is said to have had nowhere to lay his head, a robe as his most valuable possession, and no million dollar income.
Whose side would I prefer to live on?
I watch my greed quotient constantly — we all love to covet a bit! My question? How much is too much? If I follow Jesus, that greed quotient is going to have to diminish measurably!