Tuesdays With Morrie, Materialism
Journal #5
It is a known fact that Americans are materialistic people. I don't want to be a materialistic person, but we kind of have to be in our world. We are programmed through commercials and billboard adds to always want the latest gadget, car, or CD. Schools and colleges expect students to have internet and computer access to do homework and projects, parents want to know where their kids are at all times so they buy them cell phones, and young girls want to look like the models they see on TV so they buy make up and fancy clothes to keep up with the times.
No matter how hard I try, I can't not be materialistic. I am typing this journal on a computer I need. There is no escaping it. In a previous journal I talked about how these needs for things is a cover up for what we truly need, love. People are so starving for attention that they are accepting substitutes. Money can't buy what we need, and when we don't know what we need, we think materialistic things will fill that......
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