You only need so much to live a good and healthy life. Then there are a certain number of possessions that account for convenience. What is the rest for? Why do the more expensive brands exist? A R500,00 T-shirt is made of the same materials as the R100,00 one. It\u2019s not even necessarily held together better. You don\u2019t even get happier after you buy stuff that you think will make your life better. In fact, you\u2019re most likely happier just thinking about buying the stuff. Some studies even suggest that being more materialistic increases your chances of becoming miserable.<\/p>\n
So, why do we keep buying items we don\u2019t need and that don\u2019t make us happy?
\nWe Are Influenced By the \u201cGrass Is Greener On The Other Side\u201d Syndrome
\nWhether or not human beings are inherently prone to jealousy, we often let it cloud our judgment. When jealousy makes you perceive something to be better than it actually is because you don\u2019t have it, it\u2019s called, \u201cthe grass is greener (on the other side of the fence)\u201d syndrome or effect.<\/p>\n
You might notice a guy move in across the street. Not only does he have a bigger house and car, but every time you see him, he\u2019s smirking. For all you know, he could be paying down a gigantic mortgage, and leasing the car. He could be on his last legs and downright miserable. But our first reaction is to jump to conclusions. Perhaps it\u2019s instinct to predict beyond what we have reasonable evidence to assume. Either way, it\u2019s part of what makes us so prone to materialistic tendencies.<\/p>\n
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\nWhat is meant is, it\u2019s often easier to set your sights on a particular item, than choosing to focus on enjoying every day with what you have. Because it seems more like progress, more logical, than simply accepting your existence how it is. So the new car gets priority. And then it\u2019s a bigger apartment. And then it\u2019s to renovate the apartment. There is literally no end to the new items to attain which you could line up as part of your ideal path in life. And that\u2019s what makes it so dangerous. You don\u2019t get out unless you notice. And you don\u2019t notice unless you want to.<\/p>\n
\nSome theories suggest that our materialistic ways are caused by a leftover trait that was once crucial to surviving: the tendency to hoard valuable materials for later use. When what you perceive as useful or valuable is manipulated, that\u2019s when it starts to become unhealthy.<\/p>\n
\nThe life of men when they get to the age of puberty is tempted by desire for women when they get married children, when they get children the hoarding of treasures of gold and silver, splendid horses, cattle, and plantations. These are the comforts for the transitory life of this world; the everlasting best comfort, however, is with Allah. [Al Imran:14]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"