I read once that Buckminster Fuller would zero out his bank account at the end of every month, giving his money away I suppose. I tried to research this, but couldn't find anything. The point was, he was confident either in his ability to thrive or in providence, so he had no fear of impoverishment. This is akin to the Bible passage that goes something like "The birds don't plant or harvest or store food, for your heavenly Father feeds them. Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
The lilies of the field don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they."
Now, I'm not a fan of the Bible, but there is SOME good stuff in it. This is one of the few lines that mentions nature without an undercurrent of nature-hating in it.
But it's about (in part) being grateful for what you've got, not bitter about what you lack. All of our rampant consumerism and acquisition of material things is just our insecurity creating a buffer zone between our fear of not being able to take care of ourselves, and the true abundance we shun.
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