Stop Consuming!
On my days off sometimes I go great places and take pictures and meet interesting people and I feel great about almost everything. Other days I find myself in these ridiculously expensive shopping districts with all the ritzy Euro shops and French food and beautiful people... That day was yesterday. The day before that I went to this big company as my school will perhaps teach its employees English and we needed to determine their levels of speaking. This company was really modern and hip and full of money. The security to get inside was easily tighter than any I've gone through. Once we got into the office after waiting 10 minutes on the programmed elevators with no buttons inside, the company reminded me of a movie about the future. No cubicles, no messy desks- just clean white floors and bean bags and couches in a big room with fountains and skylights. The conference rooms had simple names -we met in the Silver Room. "What does this company do?", I asked each potential student as they came in. Their English was usually too basic to tell me. I later asked my boss who speaks English and he had a hard time telling me. They just move money around. I guess they're in franchising or something. They just buy trademarks from abroad and sell them within Turkey. It reminded me of the end of 'Pretty Woman' when Richard Gere's character becomes upset that his filthy rich company doesn't really do anything.
I'd like to think I can be content and even really happy not having lots of money and success -indeed, I'm not very ambitious- but days like the last 2 make me feel bad about myself by not being a part of all that. I want to consume everything. certainly clothes and toys but also trademarks and franchises. Could I get involved in business? Wouldn't I just be a pawn even if I did? Maybe I would need my own idea in order to succeed.
In the end I prefer normalcy and little money. I need to stay away from all that consumerism stuff. It's not healthy and it makes you feel small. We're not small, kids!
I'd like to think I can be content and even really happy not having lots of money and success -indeed, I'm not very ambitious- but days like the last 2 make me feel bad about myself by not being a part of all that. I want to consume everything. certainly clothes and toys but also trademarks and franchises. Could I get involved in business? Wouldn't I just be a pawn even if I did? Maybe I would need my own idea in order to succeed.
In the end I prefer normalcy and little money. I need to stay away from all that consumerism stuff. It's not healthy and it makes you feel small. We're not small, kids!