‘Tis The Season

I saw my first Christmas ad on TV last night, November 3.  Of course it is not a “Christmas” ad.  It is “Holiday.”  What we want is less of religion, to be replaced with more of buying and consuming stuff.  But what do we do with all the stuff we already have?  If we buy more stuff that we want or think someone else wants, but does not need or won’t satisfy, where do we put the old stuff?  We have limited amount of space, do we not.  Does it all go into the garbage bin, or the garage, attic, cellar, to be discarded later when we move or die?  I see people living on the streets who have to struggle to push, carry, store all their stuff.  Are we trying to love others through buying and giving stuff?  What if you told your Gen Z child, the “OK Boomer” generation, that there would be lots of love but no presents this holiday season because they have enough stuff?  Ok, that would be a bit draconian.  They might have outgrown clothes or worn out some clothes.  So I am thinking about less rather than none as a first step.  And I will still celebrate “Christmas.”