... consumption and the constant expansion of consumption, and the more we consume, the more we are considered to be ’successful’. This even leads to many people borrowing more of what they don’t have and ... what is it with cars anyway? Somehow the car has become a symbol of status, of ’success’. I know a number of people (even some well-known ones) who are so obsessed with their cars, they even ... all the time on big cars, big houses, lots of money in the bank, and so on. There is nothing wrong with that in itself. Neither does this mean that being ’spiritual’ equals being poor and...