And what happens when people get tired of buying all this junk and decide to go back to the simple life and spending time with their families visiting and getting to know one another better?

Remember the days when people sat around discussing each other’s day? Taking the time to show a vested interest in one another’s lives? Really knowing what was going on with each other from day-to-day!

Remember when people would sit at the dinner table, say grace, look each other in the eye and get centered -get (re)connected? The upside to the depression -people, in their fear, and in their struggle, turned to one another for strength, comfort, hope!

So when the economy tanked back in the 20s, where did all that money go? All that money that people lost and suddenly found themselves, and their children homeless and starving? Did it go into a hole? Vaporize? Float out into space? Where did all this money, necessary to millions and millions of lives go? Don’t tell me a few people had it all and stood by while 10’s-of-millions suffered -DON’T TELL ME THAT!!!! 😔

I pray the day people throw their phones in the dumpster and get back to enjoying God’s beauty and one another -Ana and I were just discussing the other day sitting at Village Inn several years ago, watching these 4 twenty-somethings -sitting at a table, staring at their phones (reminded us of that picture in life magazine of the people sitting in the movie theater with their 3-D glasses on -all staring forward). No wonder we’re all so unfulfilled and empty -waiting for the next new iPhone*! SHAKES HIS HEAD

*The secret to addicting people (90-some percent of people are predisposed to one kind or another) -restless, irritable, discontent. Why God, did you have to allow something to not only ravage mankind, but also that could be harnessed by us and used against our own kind! Answer: to bring us to our knees (you see 🤔, the upside to addiction is -eventually, we cave). Even if it’s not seemingly life threatening! Because, why else would God, in His infinite Wisdom, allow it! You think you’re going to outsmart God?**

**It was told to me by a volunteer @ Dr. Bob’s house (Akron, Ohio 2015ish) “There are currently some 530 12’step programs for what I can only guess are numerous spiritual malaise ravaging the human body and bringing separation between God and His children. 🤷‍♂️

It used to be that when a company got caught up in a scandal the masses took their business elsewhere. And if you weren’t careful about proper customer service you were really in trouble. But nowadays… You go under the wire for a few months, or years -and then come back with a vengeance? Nowadays -shitty customer service seems to be more the norm than the exception.