Materialism 101 : the Value of Stuff
There is absolutely no evidence that complexity and materialism
lead to happiness.
On the contrary, there is plenty of evidence that simplicity
and spirituality lead to joy,
a blessedness that is better than happiness.
quoted by Dennis Swanberg
oh, how true it is! yet when you have the loveliest blouse held up in front of your eyes, all you could probably think of is how happy you would be if you owned it. However, in a well lived life, material possessions should play a rather small role as they can never bring true joy into our lives and chasing over material things will only leave us empty and discontented. Therefore, we must constantly remind ourselves that God cares about people and not possessions, and so must we. :)
As said by Barbara Johnson, "The more we stuff ourselves with material pleasures, the less we seem to appreciate life ."
*note to self : absolutely NO more shopping! i shall flee from the sight of any shopping malls. go away, temptation! :(
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