Consumerism to a Fault.

In a day an age where we buy constantly and consume things at a rather alarming rate it would seem that are lives are moving very fast. So fast, it can be arguably said that when things break or don't work we just replace it with something new if a little bit of it doesn't work. This ideal of consuming and consuming of consumerism seems to be spread over every aspect of our lives including in the way we treat each other.

What has happened to the culture where we could just fix things? If things broke, we just rolled up our sleeves and got a little dirty. And if we couldn't get it fixed, we would call up a friend up to help. Things that we bought or signed the contract we would keep for years, and the one's that really counted we would keep to death do us part.

Nonetheless, it seems that culture has been lost. With when things break, we may recycle if we're good, or mostly likely just chuck it away. When this or that does not seem to being working it is replaced with something new without much attempt to make things work out. The constant search for something new, maybe this will fix the problem or that.

Probably the most deplorable fact about consumerism in our lives is that we have let it come into our ideals of relationships.While searching and dumping people seem to be the natural thing in our lives to do, to fine the one. It almost seem that we have evolved in such a way, that if there is a little problem we realize that it's not working for me. So we dump that relation and well, buy a new one. However, I pose this question, did it ever occur that the search for Miss Lovely and Prince Charming was futile? And rather that Prince Charming and Miss Lovely needed help to make their appearance in the person you were planning to give up on?

 I always remember talking to this couple where they have had been married for fifty years. When I asked them how they did it, they joked and laughed saying that while divorce was never mentioned murder was. I still laugh at that. In a ironic light, I guess you could say that they really took they're vows very seriously---- Death do us part.

 It would seem that, it seems that we are no longer willing to tough it out. Something that the older generation seem to mock us for being a strawberry generation, because we look pretty, but are so fragile. In that light, I believe we have excuse for being so fragile, with some many broken families, and pressures of our lives we are very much fragile. Howbeit, most humans are fragile, whatever day or age.


Anyhow, it feels that while searching is a good thing, it would also seem that we should be less of a consumer with our relations. Relations is about giving and getting. Two halves don't make a whole. Yes, sometimes things won't work out and relationships can be destructive so parting is safer than staying, but sometimes giving things another shot might help and realizing that the light at the tunnel is at the end. Also, I know things have changed over the years and our lives are very different, but at the end of the day love hasn't changed, it is a constant thing. It may be buried under hurt and pain, but if you really love someone, don't give up on them.