Too Much

The news constantly reports on the obesity epidemic in the United States. More than ever before, Americans are losing the battle of the bulge and I think I know why. We live in a somewhat affluent society and the excess we have seems to be evident on our waistlines. We can even look at the debt people are in as a sign of our collective excessive state of mind. People spend more than they have, and buy more than they need. Maybe what our nation really needs is a diet of the body and for our wallets. Materialism in our society needs to be turned around!