https://www.ourthoughts.ca/category/extravagance/ Thought-provoking commentary on life, politics, religion and social issues. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:09:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/08/16/is-it-better-to-have-more/ https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/08/16/is-it-better-to-have-more/#comments Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:09:18 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/08/16/is-it-better-to-have-more/ Should I feel bad that I have substantially more than others? Should I feel guilty if I have ten suits when a father in Mozambique makes 7$ a month and has to spend a month’s salary to provide malaria medication for his three-year-old daughter? Is it wrong to see design TV shows as being too extravagant when families in the Philippines have dirt floors or cooking shows as being too self-absorbed when families in Kenya get water from a dirty, disease-ridden puddle?

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