I have spent the last few days really trying to reflect on what is important to me, where I am, where I want to go and what I am doing. Most of it is still a mystery. What I did realize, however, is that more and more I am doing things to fit the mold that society thinks I should fit into. Then I have to ask myself why I am buying into the "American dream?" For instance, all my life I thought that I had to grow up and get a job, purchase a house, pay taxes and die. While most of that is true as I have to work to live, the tax man comes whether I want to pay him or not and eventually, while not soon I hope, I will die.
Don’t get me wrong, I love my job and for the most part, I love my life but I am really trying to get a grip on everything this year. Last year, I was lucky enough to be able to purchase a home that I love. It is a lovely ranch style home that is brick. It boasts 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, a lovely sunroom, a nice fenced in backyard, hardwood floors, french doors, etc. Sounds lovely, right?
Recently though, I have been realizing what a waste this big house is. I rarely use what is suppose to be the office, the room that is suppose to be a guest room rarely gets slept in, the sunroom looks out into a a lovely yard that only reminds me of the never-ending to do list which awaits me in the yard.
This possession that I was told I should have, along with other items, which should bring me joy and comfort really are only there to remind me of how much it costs to maintain, how in 30 years I may own piece of the American dream, the rooms which must be filled, etc.
I ask, at the end of the day is it really all worth it? Wouldn’t I be just as happy elsewhere without all the worry of the to do list or the stuff- free of clutter and debt? Is it true that less is more?
Just something I have been pondering......
Another one who is waking up to see the bullshit, The American dream is a form of modern slavery, The lies go deeper than you would think you just have to look for them on the web, people put out documentary all the time about how America really is and how much propaganda is on the news, We over throw governments who we do not benefit from, the world trade center incident+ the reason for war, was a complete deceit of the American public.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad he's waking up too. So many people won't ever wake up, or they'll wake up too late. I thought I wanted a big diamond ring and a big house, but now I'm in the process of buying a tiny dry cabin in the middle of Alaska to get away from this veiled horror of a society. That's how important it is.
ReplyDeleteDo your research. It's all right there, clear as day. Fewer and fewer people laugh at you when you bring it up anymore. It isn't a "conspiracy theory." It never was.