The Voice of More

The biggest problem with avarice is not moral, it is practical. If we are constantly wanting more, we are compelled to live our lives in service to having more. Instead of listening to our deeper wants and inner voice, the “voice of more” takes up all the space. The real question is: What do you really want? And what serves in creating that?If you have not identified what you really want, the cultural story of more that surrounds us—think advertisements for luxury cars and watches, celebrity culture, etc.—will come in and fill the empty space. It will dictate your life to you.Where in your life does the “voice of more” override whatever you may truly want, if only you created the space for it? Are you living in service to some artificial, cultural story of what you want or need, or are you living according to what is meaningful and true for you?