Greed
I have heard it said, many times, that the problem with today's world is that people are too materialistic--that it is money that is ruining the morals of our country and its people. Well, that may be true, but until now, I saw no means of rectifying the situation. Money, as the saying goes, makes the world go round. And if, in this day and age, people feel helpless to control their lives except by the getting and spending of money, it would seem that their is no panacea for the problem.
But just like John Goodman's character in Raising Arizona, I would rather light you a candle than curse your darkness, and finally, I have a candle to light. If you want to end materialistic thinking, force people to move. Not just once or twice in a lifetime, but maybe every other year. And no hiring anyone.
In moving, you are forced to touch everything you own. Not only must you touch it, but you must wrap it, pack it, and lift it as well. If anything can cure you if your materialism it is this. You will not buy things in stores that catch your eye, because you know that you will need to move them. All of those bobbles you have been collecting over the years, things that have been in storage since you first bought them, items that you thought lost long ago--all will need to be moved, in 103 degree temperature.
You will feel the mockery of the things you own when you move. The DVD remote that you replaced only a week ago will show up. The games you played as a child (missing their pieces) are in a box somewhere. Boxes will require only one other thing, two inchesxthree inchesxthree inches, before they can be closed. In vain you will search for such proportions and then just after you've given up and you've sealed your collection of phone books, then will there emerge a puzzle (which you're sure is incomplete) that is just the right size.
Do you know how many blankets you own? Move. Do you know how many framed pictures you have? Move. Do you know how many bottles of lotion are waiting, unopened and waiting to scent your dry bits? Move.
I say move. You may find that you will never need to buy another thing again. Except, of course, bubble wrap.
But just like John Goodman's character in Raising Arizona, I would rather light you a candle than curse your darkness, and finally, I have a candle to light. If you want to end materialistic thinking, force people to move. Not just once or twice in a lifetime, but maybe every other year. And no hiring anyone.
In moving, you are forced to touch everything you own. Not only must you touch it, but you must wrap it, pack it, and lift it as well. If anything can cure you if your materialism it is this. You will not buy things in stores that catch your eye, because you know that you will need to move them. All of those bobbles you have been collecting over the years, things that have been in storage since you first bought them, items that you thought lost long ago--all will need to be moved, in 103 degree temperature.
You will feel the mockery of the things you own when you move. The DVD remote that you replaced only a week ago will show up. The games you played as a child (missing their pieces) are in a box somewhere. Boxes will require only one other thing, two inchesxthree inchesxthree inches, before they can be closed. In vain you will search for such proportions and then just after you've given up and you've sealed your collection of phone books, then will there emerge a puzzle (which you're sure is incomplete) that is just the right size.
Do you know how many blankets you own? Move. Do you know how many framed pictures you have? Move. Do you know how many bottles of lotion are waiting, unopened and waiting to scent your dry bits? Move.
I say move. You may find that you will never need to buy another thing again. Except, of course, bubble wrap.
posted by Monstro D. Whale at
4:29 PM
1 Comments:
To make it more interesting move into a smaller place each time. It makes the process more fun!
Great blog!
~Steve
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