Kinder Consumption

Graphic by Sarah L.com (shared by Rebecca Somogyi on Facebook) We are all consumers. We must consume to meet our needs and stay alive. We need food, shelter, medical care. We need clothing, communication, transportation, education. We need , so we consume. But our culture is focused on constant consumption, 24/7, without a thought for the cost to others or our planet. The consumer society is self-centered and individualistic, placing value on what we possess, and idolizing those who indulge themselves in luxury and waste. We have created a short-term, throwaway culture. We also consume time, that precious, limited, God-given resource. We waste a ton of it, mindlessly watching TV, playing video games, and scrolling through social media. We squeeze most of the rest of it, priding ourselves on our busyness, gaining self-esteem by imagining we are indispensable because our calendars are crammed. We shortchange necessities like relationships, creativity, and slee