JAnderson's Journal

Oct 2006
1:24 AM PST

How often do I see men determining their wealth by the number of things they can accumulate? Doesn't one of the more popular license plate frames refer to a successful man or woman by the number of toys the have at the end of their life? Perhaps Thoreau is referring to the need for things as a weakness and the absence of that need as a strength of character. I tend to agree with his opinion. The more I have been able to let things go in my life the happier I have been. It's as though the more I focus on things the less I value and/or have significant relationships with other people. The stronger my relationships with other people are the less I seem to need those things to try and fill that void. Northview High School