Hi Martina, thank you for your post and support of the posting initiative.
I asked for three things, passion, personality and effort and you have injected a good dose of each into this post.
It's interesting how the world's population embraces, values even, the want over need mentality in all things, speaking generally of course. Society seems to have the desire to consume more and more, to want more than they need although in attaining more, one only wants more again...Consumerism does't lead to satisfaction, just unhappiness for one is never content. Clearly it extends to food also.
The food wastage here in my country, Australia, is mind-boggling and whilst there's a few initiatives running to mitigate the wastage they are only a small drop in a vast ocean.
Anyway, this is an informative post, and I can only applaud you for running the week-long experiment and I'm sure it was a little bit of an eye-opener for you.
Thank you for you excellent entry, and I hope you have an enjoyable weekend.
You are totally right.
We buy much more than we need and base our happiness on consumerism. The problem is that by buying we only attain temporary satisfaction, but never real and durable happiness.
We really need to change our mindset, not only for our own wellbeing but also as an act of solidarity for our planet and communities.
Thank you for your feedback. Have a great weekend too!
People attach their feeling of self-worth to their purchases...New phone, handbag, pair of shoes, botox, Nike's, vehicle...No matter what it is they link their self-worth or value to others upon it and feel content...For a few moments...Until the new iPhone comes out, the handbag comes in a different colour etc. This cycle only brings disappointment, discontent and dissatisfaction...And increases the want. All the while people become further detached from their true-self and the fact that within themselves lies the happiness and contentedness they seek.
Consumerism is a slippery slope.
I don't know what the answer is, but feel fortunate to not be trapped in that cycle.
Thank you for your reply, I appreciate your engagement.
Happy weekend. :)
Exactly! I feel that if people became conscious of this vicious cycle and drifted towards a more minimalistic approach to consumerism, brands and even governments would change the way they communicate and behave.
It all starts with us, the consumers.
Yes, I couldn't agree more. But people find a sense of happiness, however superficial, through their purchase-ethos and that brings them the validation from others that most poor souls desire and whilst that condition exists so will the mindless spending on material items and the government, and corporations, promotion of that agenda.
Don't get me wrong, I buy things too, but focus on need over want rather than the other way around. I also grew up in a relatively poor family, not destitute, but there wans't much to spare...It left me with the ability to value, care for and respect what I have. (Even with relationships). I think it is a good condition to operate within.
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Totally, the mass consumerism mindset often expands to all areas of life, and it is only a few people who realize this happens. Glad you are one of the ones who value things!
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