As humans, we always desire more. Everywhere you go, you can find people who aren’t content with what they have. A man with two loaves of bread will want four; a man with one house will want two etc. This desire is especially prevalent in America. It’s not that the desire for more is the thing that needs to be questioned, rather the real question is what causes discontent with what you own? In America, our materialistic style and easy access to new technology and advertising is what causes us to always desire more. The smart phone industry is without a doubt one of the most prosperous industries of the modern era. In this day and age it is rare to see somebody without the newest iPhone or Android phone, and when you do find those few still in the flip phone era they are looked at as though they are some type of pariah. It doesn’t stop there though. New smart phones are made almost yearly, with advertisements showing off the new features for the newest models, when in reality they don’t have much to offer. Even so, people will still trade in their perfectly fine phones for new ones. Why? Because it’s human nature to want new shiny toys, and the advertisements manage to tug on our strings of humanity to make us want it more and more. A desire for more does not always have to be in a bad light; as a matter of fact it can be applied to good just as much as it can be to bad. Although I had stated earlier that a root cause of desire comes from materialism, it isn’t limited to that. A terrific example would be science, mathematics, and many other academic studies. The simple question “why?” brings about so much desire for knowledge that it is almost unfathomable what we could accomplish out of our own interests. “The progression of science and technology has never stopped because of our desire to discover more and more." This quote cannot be more right. Without our desire, who knows what society would be like today? We could be so much farther behind then where we are now. As you can see, the desire for more can bring about just as much good as it can bad. What is yet to be decided is whether or not it is a good thing to always desire more money. "The old adage goes "Money can't buy happiness," but people usually mean, "Material goods can't buy happiness." Spending time with the wife and kids on a camping getaway costs money, but it's the kind of spending that is worthwhile and fulfilling. “ Money allows for so much. If you have money, you have less worries and it’s a lot easier to get what you want, but is it a good thing to be getting the money? Obtaining wealth can be looked at as a goal, or an achievement. Much like in science and mathematics, our desire for more can drive us to work hard and obtain what we want. Money is no exception to this rule. If you want it, you work hard and you get it. At least that’s what it’s supposed to be. Sadly this isn’t always the case, and the desire brings about alternate ideas on how to obtain wealth. Money is the ultimate shiny toy. Without money you can’t get that new phone, without money you can’t get yourself that extra loaf of bread or a second house. With enough money though, you can get 5 new houses, or 200 loaves of bread or 2 new phones! This can cause an individual to do something that isn’t really considered smart. It’s much worse than just trashing a perfectly good phone though. What actually happens are crimes. Assault and theft on people and places just to make quick and easy money is never a good thing, but as long as we’re human it will happen. There’s no shame in wanting more. It’s just human nature and no matter what, it can’t be ignored. What can be done though is limiting exposure to what peaks your desires and tickles your fancy to where you’d do something regrettable. Of course, that doesn’t apply for everything. As we’ve seen, desire for more can lead to just as much good in the world and in your mind as it can bad.