Today I had the misfortune to choose to meet a client in a shopping center, a temple of consumerism.
I know the shops have been shut for 2 days because of Christmas, and people are wanting to exchange gifts and grab a bargain in the sales.
But please, haven't people done enough shopping before Christmas?
Are the withdrawal symptoms from not being able to buy stuff for two days just too great?
My meeting was at 11am, and the car park was full already. I waited patiently on the rooftop carpark for a spot to become available, and sent out my fiancee to guard it against other marauding parkers while I reversed in. I could not believe my eyes when even some of the smaller shops were roped off, had security guards, and queues of people waiting to get in and fulfill the dreams of the stores' shareholders.
Buying stuff is never going to fulfill your dreams. Things don't make you happy. Things break.
So in the words of my favourite therapist, Bob Newhart - "Stop It!".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow0lr63y4Mw
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