Saturday, February 5, 2011
Wanting what we can't have
When we are young, why is it that we want the toy that our friend has. When we have our own lovely toys. Why is it in our adolescence, we strive to outdo each other. In school, in sports, in family. When we really have all we need. Why is it when our hearts mature, the thing we want most, is that person another has for themselves. We grow jealous. Bitter. Cold. We have all felt these emotions before. We have all dealt with this deep longing for the things we just can't get in our reach. Why is it that the human race is so caught up in trying to get what we cant have. What is it about these things? That toy, that goal, that deeply desired love...our lives in general. We become jealous. Bitter. Cold, wanting things we can't have.
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I've come to the conclusion that we don't own things... they own us. They demand us to repair them, dust them, maintain them, replace their batteries, weedeat around them, wax them, wash them, etc.
ReplyDeleteWe bought a house with a whirlpool bathtub a little over 6 years ago. I've cleaned the dust out of it umteen times more than I've actually soaked my aching body in it.
Gee, you've inspired a post for me... thanks!