Re: My thoughts on Eid
I agree with most of wat you are saying, the wasteful spending is annoying and i cant stand showboaters.
but someone buying new clothes within their means is not an issue. I have for that very reason either eliminated buying clothes especially for eid, or the ones thatI Buy are those that I can wear often...similar reasons that I do not buy deis clothes for shaddis etc. I have a bunch and they do just fine.
Now your dragging in 'the west' takes away from your otherwise very meaningful post and shows as if it is only a problem here. however, if you ant to look at waste you will find heaps of it in Muslim countries, be it Pakistan or saudi arabia or UAE.
this showboating and consipicuous consumption around eid is evident everywhere.
I think a balance is needed, one should not live like a pauper if Alla has blessed them with material success, ..but they should also not be wasteful.
I would however appeal to people to wear the clothes they just got for last eid, or nice clothes that they have already and send that money (in addition to whatever you may already be sending) to needy people.
Lives that were impacted by earthquakes are still in need of our support. Their are kids who need surgeries for malformed limbs or things like cleft lip much more than yet another garment in your closet.