The trouble they get into by trying to make a fast dollar brings shame and remorse to those dearest to them. The problem is basically a matter of heart attitude. They had learned to find happiness in the Lord and in each other, and to enjoy with thankful hearts the few things they did possess. They refused to let their minds dwell on what they did not have. On the other hand, we have all met people who perpetually want something more.
Happiness always seems to be just one more gadget away.
Before they know it, life is gone and they have missed its true joys after all. Forget what you do not have. Then you will learn the real meaning of happiness. It is certainly difficult to keep our hearts away from material things in this age of the ad man. Hucksters of fancy new trinkets are harping at us everywhere we turn, assuring us that we can increase our popularity, insure our social acceptance, and enter into a glorious and carefree world of ecstasy if only we will buy their products.