Saturday 30 November 2013

Do we live in the real world?

Writing about the reality in which we all live, I think of  the phenomenon of consumerism. In Poznan, where I live now just opened a new mall. It is located in the city center and is connected to the new train station. It encourages consumers to shop during the wait for a late train, what happens in Poznan very often. 
Have you ever wondered how the shopping centers influence our subconscious? Bored and upset passengers go to this kind of mall to compensate his lost time by buying a new thing, which quickly becomes expendable. Unfortunately shopping has become for many people not a way of satisfying their own needs, but even a form of recreation and social activity. Purchasing items or services they spend money, but in fact also their lives - their time and energy of life, which they extended to earn this money. 

Turning to the wallet, ask yourself, if you want to "replace" a piece (and sometimes a large part of) your life on an item. Aks yourself if it really corresponds to your actual needs and values. It is important to be aware of the choices we make, buying even basic things. Try to think about real world, not just about "vision" of real world which is created by big shopping centers.  

It is not poverty plaguing us, but the desire for wealth
Marcus Aurelius