Sunday, November 04, 2007

What's in a name?

Near where we live there is a storage facility called "Carefree". I guess with all the stuff you have you can keep it there and feel more carefree knowing it was safe. And why do we need to accumulate? Aren't a lot of things that we have, stuff that we couldn't live without, and now can't let go of, waiting for the proverbial "someday" when it will be useful once again?

Years ago I worked for an auction company. We went through peoples' estates and decided what people would be willing to bid on. Many items went in the trash bin. Many items. We have stuff, we need more stuff, we can't get rid of stuff, and then we pay to have the stuff disposed of.

One person who we managed their estate, all he had was a bed and a TV. That was it. Someone remarked that it was sad. I thought that this person used up almost all his possesions and these two items were all that were left.

Some people, craving money, (and craving stuff) have pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Carefree? I'm not sure it is. It seems kinda like calling a dounut shop "A Thinner You!"

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