April 3rd 2008 01:57 pm
Don’t get attached to ‘stuff’
Comedian George Carlin had a famous routine about ‘stuff’. The more we get, the more we need. When we get more stuff, we buy a bigger house to put it in. The big house is even more stuff. It builds up and up. What is all this stuff?
We live in a materialistic society. We make things in response to a demand that is created within the marketplace which in turn is created by inventors who develop timesaving or luxury items. Got to have ‘em. How important is this stuff? Is it portable? Does it improve the value of your life? Is it educational or visionary? Can you live without it? Most things don’t really live up to these criteria. A luxury car does not transport you faster than an economy car in a world with speed limits. A bigger house does not protect you from weather better than a smaller house. These things are the fruits of our labors but they don’t always truly improve the quality of our lives. Relationships, friends, children, successes in your work, and strong self esteem are valuables; the rest is just stuff. Don’t spend too much energy making a monument out of junk.
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