True Value
We have a false sense of entitlement. We don’t deserve nice clothing, nice cars, nice “things”. At least for the most part most people don’t deserve it. Just going through shopping for this christmas made me realize how pathetic people are. Getting themselves tied down to brand named things claiming “quality” for the ridiculous price. No, you’re buying invisible status that doesn’t truly signify your worth. Just cause you have a $800 article of clothing doesn’t mean you’re rich or that your gucci shoes are of ridiculously good quality, most of the time, it means you’re dumb and you care too much about how you appear for others. It requires no creativity because it’s a safe easy choice because people universally associate expensive with good. However, to me, unless your $800 article of clothing can last 8 times longer than my $100 article of clothing, we have nothing to talk about.
I’ve been trying hard to pretend to care about possessions. It’s just not me. I see something ridiculously expensive and I think, wow that’s stupid, who would buy that? But there’s always a sucker with an extra pay check ready to get it. Example: A close guy friend of mine was thinking about buying his girlfriend of 1 year a LV purse. A $700 purse. Of course the girl is gonna love it but is it worth it? Unless you’re banking 6 figures easily a year, a purse like that is a significant % of your income and is not a smart fiscal choice to make.
I look at my parents and how hard they work and it saddens me to see our generation falling for stupid hype and the pretense of wealth. We piggy back on their success and make nothing for ourselves and expect to deserve something.
I have another friend who’s life goal was to be rich and have fun. What kind of pitiful hedonistic life is that? To live for no one but yourself. Yea yea, people claim to want to help your parents too. Criminals love their mommas too so it’s nothing special to care about your family cause everyone does. To live for yourself and self-gratification is one of the saddest things and one of the biggest wrongs in society. People build relationships out of crap and cry when things don’t work.
Quality is forged through efforts and hardship. I guess that’s why I try hard to make things work even when shit hits the fan. Even though i may have said it before, I don’t really believe in the “if it works it works, if it doesn’t it doesn’t” rule. Nothing works if you’re selfish which is why we get so many divorces and broken relationships in this generation. People are internally flawed so it wont work out unless you put effort into making it happen.
I admire my parents because they’re practical and i learn something whenever we sit down and talk. I asked my dad why he doesn’t drive a benz cause he could easily afford a couple and he told me “why would I want drive a nice expensive car?..My truck is half the price of a luxury sedan..can hold 20x the weight..and 10x safer than any benz or beamer..Do I look stupid? I don’t have to prove to anyone I’m well off cause you never get positive attention for acting rich. The bible says not to brag for a reason.” They save and don’t live extravagantly but spoil my grandparents with trips around the world.
It’s times like that that I appreciate my parents. They’re not typical asian parents who like to flaunt and brag about their kids or their possessions. I enjoy my big family of misfits and I feel like we’re all a perfect group even if we grew up bickering daily.
I want quality in the place of popularity. Love in the place of lust. Commitment in the place of insecurity. What’s wrong with the world that they don’t want the same?
“You’re not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re not your fucking khakis. You’re the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world. ”- Tyler Durden Fight club.
