Mark Boyle brought up a very valid point. What makes a person successful? Is it stuff and money, or is it both? What completes an individual in a society that focuses on the material you rather than the spiritual you? This man achieved the secular dream of money, fame, and fortune, but he turned away from it all to find his place in life rather than his place in society. The power of money has taken on a new overall defining purpose. We use our money selfishly. We purchase what we know harms the earth. We consume without replenishing, and we go back to the store and do it again. All the efforts that people like Mr. Boyle are trying to convey to the consuming world via buying power are being ignored for the benefit of self. How does one influence the world to use their money wisely (e.g., purchasing organic food as opposed to mass produced food of the Global Supermarket)? What will open the eyes of those less educated about the destructive power of purchasing unwisely? What do we support: ourselves or the world? What is our priority in life: just to sustain our own? Now, because of stores and supermarkets, the community is now out of sight and mind. People who genially care about others are oblivious about how their everyday purchases are negatively affecting the people and the environment in which they live and beyond. Mr. Boyle has discovered the true essence of life is being interpersonally connected to perfect strangers within your community. In the process, he has reaped health, friendships, and self-sufficiency that benefit not only himself but the community. Instead of using earth, we are blindly destroying it with selfish global infrastructure. If stress is a factor in your life, then it only means that you’re focused on yourself. Start using your energy to propel the goodness of life towards the people that are within reach. In the process, stress will take second place to personal satisfaction.
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