I loved your story and I will tell you why..I have a wonderful hubby, 2 biological boys and am pursuing an adoption PLUS I have most all the material things I want, including a home we had built... BUT despite what we have accomplished for our family, I realized a long, long, long time ago that things do NOT and should NOT define us...your friend sounds to me like a person who may be trying to buy things to fill a void, like many of us in the world do...why many people are in debt. Even if she got a huge win fall..still many people regret getting that money as they waste it. My brother received a lot of money from when my dad passed away..he was the only unmarried sibling of us 5 kids and we wanted him to get more of the money as the rest of us were already more established. His money that my Dad gave to him and it was a whole lot, is gone..all of it...he squandered away it all..today he is penniless, lives in a motel and is unemployed..all because he thought this money was his ticket to do something with his life and here it turned out to be actually his demise. Money is necessary in life and though it can make life easier, it also can be something that makes life NOT good. He has yet to realize that it's people who make life what it is. All of us have felt envy seeing people have it easier..It's human nature to want things...but if push came to shove and someone came to me and said...hey...whats more important the house, the things or your family..the choice is MY FAMILY! We who are lucky enough to have families have the biggest treasure on earth...no gold, no house, no huge back account, nothing could EVER compare to those times where we sit with our kids, our spouses and realize how blessed we really are! I bet your friend, sees families and even if she does not admit it...feels envy that she doesn't have that...to be alone in life is sad..to have people who love you, that IS what matters...that's what life is about..the love of being a part of a wonderful family...so I am glad you wrote your post..because I think all of us need to hear others talk about THEIR families..if we lived in a world where people we're valued over possessions, then imagine the world we would have today! I am sooo glad you know how lucky YOU are..you ARE BLESSED!
