Is knowing our weaknesses one of the results of materialism?
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Is knowing our weaknesses one of the negative effects of materialism? Well, knowing our weaknesses is not necessarily negative. It is obsessing over our weaknesses that is the problem. That means, oh, I can’t do this.
I don’t have this. I’m not like this. You obsess over it, then it becomes a problem.
Now, in materialism, sometimes we may obsess over it, because materialism may define certain things as, you know, as special, as glamorous. And if I don’t have that, then, then what? What if my life is useless? You know, so there are, especially for, say, women, you know, sometimes they have black hair, they’re told, you know, blonde hair is fashionable. And everybody tries to dye their hair blonde.
And then they have blonde hair, and then they’re told, oh, you know, black hair is fashionable. And they make their hair black. So, what is happening? This is the propaganda that is making making them do certain things.
So, being aware of our weaknesses is fine. It is good to be aware of our weaknesses, but it’s not good to be obsessed over our weaknesses. If I know that I’m weak at something, I’ll be more cautious.
I won’t get myself involved in those things which require strength. But materialism often highlights those weaknesses and makes us