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Peace, love and a big screen tv
Posted on November 22nd, 2008 4 comments
Yesterday in the subway I noticed an ad for the lottery. It had a picture of a woman walking her dog in a pretty, quiet park, but her pocket was the shape a great big-screen TV. The caption said something to the effect of, “are you carrying the winning ticket in your pocket?”
But haven’t they got it all wrong? Picture yourself outside on a lovely day. It’s the middle of the afternoon. There aren’t too many people around. It’s just you and your dog, and you are free to breathe in the fresh air, drink in the afternoon sunshine. The weather is just perfect - not too cold and not too hot. You don’t even need to wear a jacket. You’re grateful to have a moment to just be. And enjoy your dog, one of your best little friends in the whole world. You finally feel relaxed and at peace.
But wait.
No, there’s something missing. What is it? If only I could just put my finger on it…
Oh! Of course!
I REALLY WISH I HAD A BIG SCREEN TV!
And not just a big screen TV - a huge one, that takes up half of my living room wall! Yes! That’s what I need to be happy! Oh, and just one more thing…
I NEED IT RIGHT NOW!
Our consumerism has gotten so out of whack and it is driven from these kinds of ads that suggests that even in our most ideal of circumstances, we’re still not okay. We need more stuff. And we can’t trust ourselves to earn and save enough for the item, we have to go out and buy a ticket and hope that the TV, the answer to all the little imperfections in our lives, will show up in our pocket.
Would you really prefer to acquire more “stuff” than enjoy a moment of inner peace?
The lottery doesn’t have the answer to what we’re truly seeking.
The next time you feel like you want or need to buy something, take a walk with your dog. You might just find exactly what you’re looking for.
4 responses to “Peace, love and a big screen tv”
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Andrea November 22nd, 2008 at 13:48
You’re funny, I love it.
You’re right about this. Once people shift their focus on their lotto ticket or stuff they totally focus on it and lose sight of who they are.I’ve seen people who have the biggest tv, the lastest trends & styles, hottest home furnishings, and appear that they have it all together..but I really assume they don’t. Sometimes I think it’s a cover-up and they hide behind their stuff. “Look at our fabulous stuff so we must be fabulous too.”
If you took away all that stuff then people would have to see the true them and their personality and character.
It’s sad so many people think their mark in life has to be what the physically acquire. -
LOL. What’s funny is I have a dog and I do walk her and breath in the fresh air on a daily basis. I live in Atlanta Ga and sometimes the focus is on having the new and latest big thing. I’ll just have my dog , my Oswald, My favorite pair of jeans , my 1.99 pair of Nine West shoes, and chai tea with soy and I’m HAPPY, HAPPY,HAPPY!!!!!
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It was a paradigm shift in my life when I realized I don’t *want* to win the lotto. I’ve never bought tickets (I’m too cheap), but my grandmother always does, and I used to imagine what I’d do with the money if she gave me some. But then I arrived at a place of realizing that I have everything I want already. I live in abundance - simple abundance, but still abundance. What’s the saying? Enough’s as good as a feast.
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Too funny! You are so right though… I am caught on the road of consumerism - but working hard to get away from it!
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