Think more than less

This is an odd post since it is coming from a "professional" barista that doesn't even make living wage. However, at the same time its important because it is coming from someone who has nothing, but believes there to be much more then what I have. Of course I can write about material goods and the obsession that citizens in the developed world have for these things, but what I want to write about today is the obsession of money in today's world.
This idea has always been on my mind, but yet I have pushed it back into the deep parts of my brain, so I wouldn't have to think about the fact that I have nothing. However, Chris Guillebeau reminded me of this through his book The Art of Non-Conformity. Chris states, "Scarcity involves hoarding, and abundance involves sharing... abundance typically involves a refusal to view the world as a zero-sum competition. No one needs to lose for you to win (and vise-versa)". Once again, this about money, not natural resources.
The idea behind thinking abundance is to share. If we believe there is much out there, such as money than we believe that we have the capacity to share our wealth not just amongst ourselves, but with the world. This might seem idiotic to think of since we are currently in a recession, but it is not like the money that was there before has just disappeared. The money has gone somewhere and that somewhere is into someone's pocket. This reminds me of the term, "the rich get richer as the poor get poorer" and that is true. We see those who have wealth not only retain it but are able to grab more it.
We live in a capitalistic society, which is based upon accumulating more and more. Now, I am not saying that things should be given to public hands, in fact a lot of innovation has been derived from private hands and we have the lives that we have today because of it. My point is that we should focus on not trying to gain more and more, but rather take what we need to live a good life and give to those who need it more.