How can we live better with less? LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Beware the Affluenza Virus. An epidemic of mindless consumerism is sweeping the world with the compulsive pursuit of money and possessions making people richer but sadder.

That is the stark warning issued by best-selling British psychologist Oliver James after a %26quot;mind tour%26quot; of seven countries chronicling how depression envelopes the affluent. %26quot;We have become addicted to having rather than being and confusing our needs with our wants,%26quot; he told Reuters in an interview to mark publication on Thursday of %26quot;Affluenza.%26quot;

Globe-trotting from New York to Sydney, Singapore and Shanghai via Copenhagen, Moscow and Auckland, he concluded after interviewing 240 people that %26quot;selfish capitalism%26quot; has run riot. Bigger houses, more cars, larger televisions, younger faces -- these goals are frenetically pursued by middle-class workaholics afflicted by %26quot;Affluenza.%26quot; see full article at www.franciscanvocation.com 20% 1 Vote

If we could spend more time doing volunteer work with the homeless and poor we would get our needs and wants distinguished and perhaps our lives would be prioritized evenly. 0% 0 Votes

Why can%26#039;t we have an original thought instead of relying on the %26quot;copy and paste%26quot; feature? 20% 1 Vote

Eve is right. Less %26quot;Things%26quot; is more life. It took me over 50 years to figure this out. Hope many of you can learn this much earlier in your lives. 0% 0 Votes