In order to live well, we must reduce the number of material goods we have. Otherwise, these things begin to dominate us. - Henry david Thoreau.
He makes a valid statement and i agree with him. He was a very smart man and knew exactly what he was talking about. Material goods can consume ones life completely. I mean think of all the people wrapped up in technology. They buy one thing and get absorbed into it then when the newer better one comes out they want that. Then it gets worse and worse to where that's all they think about and talk about.
Even children of a small age get that way. If a child is too spoiled they want more and more and their parents give in for some reason and help consume their child in material goods. Thats their life at that moment, but when they get out into the world alone they dont know what to do. Also a litteral one is a drug addict. They do so many drugs that they lose reality and the world they once knew. In all the examples the people are unhappy no matter what happens. If they were to never get this way to begin with or get rid of some of the things they have they would be happy. They would have no connection to something they could lose or want more of.
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