| Article: | A vision of abundance In my older age, I'm getting grumpier and grumpier about the ways society has hijacked Christmas and turned it into a high-stakes spending spree that has virtually nothing to do with the kind of gift-giving that the holy day celebrates. It reminds me of a phrase I heard on National Public Radio recently, when a commentator observed that we are more than ever a nation that thrives on a "vision of abundance." |