The document discusses how modern consumer culture leads people to accumulate too many possessions. It notes that some people can no longer fit all their things in their homes and need to rent storage units. When the author recently moved, they realized they had become one of these "thing collectors." The overabundance of advertising encourages people to constantly buy the latest electronic devices and other items. Having too many possessions can cause people to lose appreciation for what they own. However, the document offers that individuals can cure this problem by seriously evaluating what they use and need, and donating extras to charities or those in need.

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2. You see, I think some people
have way too many of them
—like those people who can't
put another thing in their
garage or their closets, or
those people who have so
many things that they have to
rent a storage place to put
their extra things in.

3. When I moved houses
recently, I had to decide
what to do with many of
the things I'd accumulated
since my last move. Boy,
oh boy! That's when I
realized I had indeed
become one of "those
people"—a thing
collector!

4. I think a lot of the
problem is due to the
culture of materialism
that has flooded the
earth.
In some places, if you
watch any amount of
TV or listen to the
radio or read
magazines, you are
bombarded with
commercial
advertisements about
all the latest and
greatest things you
need to buy.

5. Electronic equipment,
for example. As soon as
a thinner TV or laptop
or cell phone comes out,
everybody wants it, and
all the perfectly good
fatter ones end up in the
garage or closet with
everything else.

6. There are other downsides to
this thing mentality too.
For one, you can
lose appreciation for the
value of the things you have
if you have too many of
them.

8. If you happen to recognize
the symptoms of this too-
many-things malady in your
life, as I did, don't worry.
There is a cure, at least on a
personal level.
You can take a serious look
at all the things you have,
decide which you use and
really need, and give the rest
away.
You can give those extras to
charity or a needy neighbor
or friend.

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