Comments on: giving till it hurts http://colombara.org/danny/2007/07/16/giving-till-it-hurts/ a pulitzer contender for sure Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:04:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Anita http://colombara.org/danny/2007/07/16/giving-till-it-hurts/#comment-177 Anita Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:32:34 +0000 http://colombara.org/danny/2007/07/16/giving-till-it-hurts/#comment-177 May I play devil's advocate? I don't know about this Eva chick either but what about the dress' designer? People pay millions for paintings and sculptures because the artist deserves to be paid for the passion, creativity, and craftsmanship they pour into their piece. Why should it be any different for an artist designing a dress? I'm not advocating wasting money on clothes and other frivolous things, but if I can view it as an art piece, it's a little more understandable. May I play devil’s advocate? I don’t know about this Eva chick either but what about the dress’ designer? People pay millions for paintings and sculptures because the artist deserves to be paid for the passion, creativity, and craftsmanship they pour into their piece. Why should it be any different for an artist designing a dress? I’m not advocating wasting money on clothes and other frivolous things, but if I can view it as an art piece, it’s a little more understandable.

]]> By: vlady http://colombara.org/danny/2007/07/16/giving-till-it-hurts/#comment-176 vlady Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:25:06 +0000 http://colombara.org/danny/2007/07/16/giving-till-it-hurts/#comment-176 I definitely didn't know about Eva's wedding since I don't know who she is. In some strange way, it's actually easier to move to the margins because you quickly become conscious of every indulgence. I have deep respect for those who are struggling to live rightly in the midst of American affluence. Talk about swimming against the current. BTW, I no longer want to live in abject poverty. My goal now is a life of simplicity marked by generosity. I definitely didn’t know about Eva’s wedding since I don’t know who she is.

In some strange way, it’s actually easier to move to the margins because you quickly become conscious of every indulgence. I have deep respect for those who are struggling to live rightly in the midst of American affluence. Talk about swimming against the current.

BTW, I no longer want to live in abject poverty. My goal now is a life of simplicity marked by generosity.

]]> By: Kevin http://colombara.org/danny/2007/07/16/giving-till-it-hurts/#comment-175 Kevin Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:07:59 +0000 http://colombara.org/danny/2007/07/16/giving-till-it-hurts/#comment-175 Then you wouldn't want to know about the recent superstar wedding of Eva Longoria. Her dress is estimated to have cost more than $75K. These things are disgusting. But unlike you, I have a materialistic streak that is sometimes hard to resist. I don't share your desire to live in abject poverty, but I don't want to earn money just to spend it on myself either. Now, the question lately on my mind has been, how do I live in suburban middle America without giving into materialism and the whole American dream garbage? Then you wouldn’t want to know about the recent superstar wedding of Eva Longoria. Her dress is estimated to have cost more than $75K.

These things are disgusting. But unlike you, I have a materialistic streak that is sometimes hard to resist. I don’t share your desire to live in abject poverty, but I don’t want to earn money just to spend it on myself either. Now, the question lately on my mind has been, how do I live in suburban middle America without giving into materialism and the whole American dream garbage?

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