Stuff-Centered
Monday, July 25, 2011 @ 8:09 PM

Sometimes, we see the world through the lens of possessions or "stuff." We live in a material world that teaches us that "He who dies with the most toys wins." We have to have the fastest car, the nicest clothes, the latest phone, the best hairstyle, and the many other things that're supposed to bring us happiness. Possessions also come in the form of titles and accomplishments, such as head cheerleader, lead in a play, student body president, etc.

There is nothing wrong with accomplishing and enjoying our stuff but we should never center our lives on things, which in the end have no lasting value. Our confidence needs to come from within, not from without, from the quality of our hearts, not the quantity of things we own. After all, he who dies with the most toys.. Still dies.

"If who I am is what I have and what I have is lost, then who am I?"

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