I would like a car with cruise control

I would.

All of my friends have one ... Well, I haven't actually done a survey to say that for sure, but it is a pretty fair expectation for anyone with a solid job. No sense of privilege.

My devotion mentioned Matthew 7:7 "Ask and it will be given you." Initially I thought, "I don't need anything, I'm so over things. They don't have any power over me."

Then I thought about the cruise control. I would like one.

Then I thought about the people I visit around the world. One of them has a bike, with one good pedal.

It became a rights issue. What right do I have to use all those resources to get a car with a cruise control - a luxury none of my friends, no one in my culture, would deny me.

Of course the car I have or don't have won't much help my friend with a dud pedal - not unless I make the connection. Less stuff for me and more for him and his community, that would be good for both of us.

It's wallowing in first world guilt of course, but a bit of guilt might just be a path to a new, fairer and healthier world for all of us.