that is the curse indeed, we are all guilty, whether we realize it or not, and oz you are right too, too many people having to keep up with the jones's...bigger fancier cars, bigger houses, the "look what i got" materialistic mentality... heck with the environment, wildlife, the planet in general...as long as the image can remain and their own little bubble can grow bigger and fancier...... this is now a world where most only focus on their own 15 minutes of fame and are completely clueless to their contribution to the demise of all around them.... i know for most of us, as we get older, the material things we realize are just a waste, something we spent our time chasing that would have been time better spent living, that we are not defined by our possesions but by who we are as a person.... i have seen this realization in a lot of the youth now, so maybe there is hope yet........... at least i would like to think so