Laquantis A. Burton
Malone University
ABSTRACT
This essay explores the abundant living in a consumer culture. In other words, it thoroughly explores the topic by drawing on my own experiences with current consumerism in its many forms, while also drawing upon the Malone University’s philosophy of values and determining what may constitute an “abundant life” today, and realizing how technology aids us. By examining certain things like cell phones, internet, and television, we can easily see technology can easily interfere with or assists us in pursuing your version of an abundant and spiritual life. The only way to live abundantly and fully is to base our lives on spiritualty. God is the only one who fulfills …show more content…
In order to accomplish the constant struggle with the addicting consumerism, I had to get real and give up some technology and actually spend time and talk, face-to-face, with people. When the world is telling me handle things the easy way. Don’t. “In, Jesus is a Brand of Jeans”, by Jean Kilbourne, a writer for New Internationalist, also addresses this issue. Kilbourne writes the following, “Advertising corrupts relationships and then offers us products, both as solace and as substitutes for the intimate human connection we all long for and need” (Kilbourne, 2006). This brings about the idea that commercialism destroys us, and then offers a solution to what it just destroyed. So my thoughts to say is, limit yourself with the time you spend on technology and don’t let it stop you from being focus on the positive stuff. In other words don’t abuse it.
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