Is Too Much Too Much?

Is it true that when you lavish your children with things you steal their ability to imagine as they play thus hampering their abilities as an adult?

I am fearful that it is. I've pondered this scenario much lately. I was raised in a modest family. My brothers and sisters and I had little but the things we could find and our imaginations. With so little we ran the worlds we visited.

It has shaped me and what I do. As my children grow, I want the best for them. As the toys gather dust in their rooms I wonder... Is it too much. "Yes," I say to myself. But I don't always win this conversation.

As I look around, I see how we use our wealth. More of us need to use it to help other not shower ourselves with things. This is not why we are here on earth! We, each of us has a specific mission to help other. When we are selfish and self-absorbed we are distracted from our true purpose.

Assignment
1. Learn why you are here on earth. What were you born to accomplish?
2. Spend more time helping other.
3. Listen more than you speak.