Just Thinking
I do that every now and then. Dangerous, I know. I think about "stuff", having "stuff", the desire for "stuff", the pursuit of "stuff" and in general our American obsession for "stuff". I think it is a bit ridiculous how we need to have things we really don't need. To have a house that looks a certain way in order to impress people and the pressure and stress that causes. The downfall of society due to kids being left alone so much so that mom and dad can work so they have enough money to buy more stuff. Then the clutter caused by all the stuff and the stress from that. Interesting. How and why did our society become like that?
I am not saying that having things is bad or evil, but sometimes it becomes so. When you are so obsessed with having new cars and "toys" that your finances are in a bad way. Is it really worth all that? The worry of having enough money just so you can have stuff?
And the pursuit of feeling good. What causes people to be so unhappy with their sober lives that they need to get drunk or high? What are triggers for that? How can being so sick that you throw up at work and feeling so bad be fun? Why is forgetting what you did the night before fun?
I am just on a tirade - I see people ruining their lives and futures just for the quick fix, feel good. I am all for having a drink and even the buzz you get after a drink but to drink so much that you are sick the next morning- no I don't think I will have that thank you. I guess I just don't see what the draw of that is.
I will get down off my soap box now.
posted by Liz at 10:16 AM - permalink - -
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