Decadent production

Something that has become clear to me recently is how we waste our resources; that is, the amount we consume in North America and what those resources could be used for is kind of disgusting.  For instance, I watch a lot of food network, and in particular, I watch a show called "Unwrapped".  Unwrapped is a show that shows how some of our favorite food is produced.  One thing I have discovered if you mass produce a food product is that you have to have a irrelevant, but impressive statistic in reference to how much of your product you produce.  If someone make chips they will say, "We produce enough chips everyday to fill a 2000 sq ft. house."  Or their BBQ sauce could replace one of the oceans in two years. There is two levels of waste here: not only the product produced and consumed, but some guy has a job that figures out how to explain how much they produce. If you look at the statistics on what people produce and what people consume it's disgusting.  I know in Prince Albert, the top selling product is chips.  Potatoe chips roll into a store everyday in Prince Albert; one particular store I know receives 3 shipments a week in sometimes of the year.  It baffles my mind when you think about all the cars, boats, and snowmobiles that a small town like Prince Albert sells every year.  Look around your house and see what your decadence means.  Keep your junk food receipts for awhile.  How much change do you have around?  What do you spend on TV and movies in a month?  How much weight in garbage do you throw out a week?  I want to punch myself in the gut and kick myself in the crotch when I think about it, but it's a good exercise to do.  When you start evaluating things like this you realize how much you truly have, and how much you really can help others.  The rest who don't, can get sucked into the mess of this world with messed up priorities.