Open up one of those shopping catalogs; yes, go ahead! Good stuff in there. Mmmm, yes, you have your state-of-the-art coffee maker or Italian print premier sofa with microfiber lining. And you better make sure your insurance covers all of it, because you know all of that stuff is your life.
Please. Please don’t go down that route. It’s not an adventurous road to freedom — freedom from everything that dehumanizes you and utterly materializes you into a walking piece of fabric or designer fur topped with a $1,000 hat. Or maybe you have to have the designer car of the universe with top-notch technology and platinum-plated wheels.
Why? Because they’re prestigious?
Again…. Please. Don’t go down that route…. It’s just stuff! That’s really all it is! You are a human being, born with everything you need. You survive. You persevere. Not because you have the best Nikes or leather coat. But because of your mind, your intellect, your ability to thrive solely on your own decisions.
In a nutshell, the things you own, end up owning you. You know why? Because you depend on them. Can you survive without your laptop? Sure. Would you be unhappy if you lost it? Probably. And that’s okay. But please, please, please don’t succumb to the possibility that you won’t even survive without a microprocessor and keyboard! Trust that you’ll be fine. Stop worrying about your ‘things.’
Stop worrying, period. Life is way too short to waste on worrying. Remember — it’s just stuff.
