light up the darkness in Rochester is doing 42 things including…

ask why so many people want to 'have', 'get' and 'buy' instead of 'be', 'do', 'learn' and 'know', and perhaps make a few people stop and think about it

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At Java's coffee shop 2 years ago

last winter, I was with a friend and we ran into someone he knew. This friend of a friend started talking to us about peoples’ obsession with “get, buy, and have.” He had spent the his day (Friday after Thanksgiving) trying to convince people not to purchase anything. I had already fallen into autopilot that day and spent three dollars on my coffee inside. This year however, I vow not to purchase anything on that particular day. I encourage you all to consider this. Come to think of it, I will try to make at least some gifts this year and if I do purchase something it will be perfectly suited to the recipient. In the mean time I will work on being, doing, learning, and knowing more and more.



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