Starbucks
So I go to Starbucks about an average of 4 times per week. There is one located right across the street from my work and a drive-through one next to my gym, it is no Coffee Bean, but it is convenient. While sitting in that over-sofad room at Southwestern last weekend, I couldn't help but listen to the conversation stemming from the debators behind me. One was discussing the quotes located on Starbucks hot coffee cups make for useful impromptu topics. At first I laughed out loud, but than I realized...I spend about $15 a week on sub-par coffee never allowing myself to be enriched(or annoyed) by these qoutes. So, that weekend, I started writting "The Way I See It" qoutes down. Odd how a globally recognized company uses quotes ranging from "B" celebrities, to Ghandi, to fucking Dr. Laura.
Apparently, the people at Starbucks think that the quotes will inspire patrons at coffee houses all over the world to have real, educational healthy discussions. I guess our society is too busy discussing Anna Nichole Smith's "traggic" death, or what happened on the last episode of Desperate Housewives to discuss anything worth any significance. So is Starbucks really helping? Should I feel smarter and enlightened and caffeine-filled all at the same time? What ever happened to reading?
The Way I See It #205
"Many people search blindly for the "meaning of life." What they don't seam to understand is that life does not have meaning through mere existence or acquisition or fun. The meaning of life is inherent in the connections we make to others through honor and obligations."
Apparently, the people at Starbucks think that the quotes will inspire patrons at coffee houses all over the world to have real, educational healthy discussions. I guess our society is too busy discussing Anna Nichole Smith's "traggic" death, or what happened on the last episode of Desperate Housewives to discuss anything worth any significance. So is Starbucks really helping? Should I feel smarter and enlightened and caffeine-filled all at the same time? What ever happened to reading?
The Way I See It #205
"Many people search blindly for the "meaning of life." What they don't seam to understand is that life does not have meaning through mere existence or acquisition or fun. The meaning of life is inherent in the connections we make to others through honor and obligations."