Most Americans are in the global top 5% by wealth but don't realize it, taking running water, shelter, and transportation for granted. This ingratitude fuels materialism and complacency, which the speaker ties to America's spiritual decline.
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I think part of the reason this country is in the shape that it is spiritually is because we are so blessed with so many things and we have abundance and we became such a materialistic country that we became too comfortable. Yeah. And we, we stopped being grateful for the things that we have. Absolutely. I mean, if you live in this country, first of all, if you have running water, a roof over your head, a means of transportation, you're in like the richest 5% of the whole earth, right? And that doesn't mean a house. That doesn't mean a lot of food every day. That doesn't mean a fancy car. You just have those things compared to the rest of the world, you're wealthy. And we just take it for granted time and time again.