Too Much of Too Much

You know what I am talking about here, before I say anything else.

Sometime back in the 19th Century, as far as I can tell - we ended up with too much of everything, and didn't know how to handle this. This drove us crazy, in all kinds of ways.

And most importantly - we were not able to recognize this.

It's not hard to see how this happened. We ended up with so many wonderful things - we forgot about ourselves. To put this another way - our better self was delicate, and easily damaged - and it got smashed in the mad rush to get more.

This explains the affluent countries, such as the US - what about the rest? I am in a good position to answer that question, since I now live in Costa Rica, in Latin America - that ended up holding the short end of the stick. Latinos are not rich, far from it - but they very much want to be - and will do almost anything to get there.

This desperation only makes their situation worse. They cannot stop, and ask themselves what they really want - all they can do is point at the affluent countries, and say "We want to be like them!"

They can see, easily enough - that these people who have so much, live a life they cannot stand. But, on the other hand - they cannot see this. Something about that wealth blinds them also.