Simple Pursuits

As I gather my thoughts for this posting I am aware that I may become tangential. I hope you who are reading will be able to follow my thoughts.

I have recently returned from Disneyland, the Happiest Place on Earth. I am not embarrassed to say I thoroughly enjoy my time. We got in as many rides as we wanted, the weather was fabulous and I was so impressed with how courageous my girls were! They went on every ride that their height allowed them to go on, including Tower of Terror and California Screamer. I too had never been on any kind of ride so it was fun to try new experiences. The shows were really cool to. They put on this water and light show that was both beautiful and amazing.

However, as I waded through the throngs of people a clear message was identified, waste. Everywhere I looked I say gluttony, in that I mean ones preoccupation for consuming abundance. Everyone wears Volcom, Aeropostale and Hollister; conformity was the norm and I had little desire to follow suit. What I am going to do with my orange hoody I am not sure.

Wheelchairs and motorized scooters were everywhere. Not because of infirmity but because of the obesity and laziness of the masses. You could even rent extra large chairs to manage one's rapid expansion of girth. This did not stop people from double fisting corn dogs and churros.

Also, one's need to tech gadgets left my head shaking. IPhone, IPads as well as other electronics were everywhere. The point beings is one's need to further accumulate more and not being content with what we have.

I realize I do not live to the ideals I wish. I wish for a minimalist existence, as I watch TV on my plasma television. I sit at my computer and rail against the conforming populations only to later don my Gap t-shirt. We are a society of gatherers. We don't take what we need, we take what we want. We, seemingly, forget about daily budgets. We spend with the pursuit of something bigger and better, only to later realize that there still is something better to purchase. We look for and pine for brand names as our closets bulge like our bellies. I wonder if we have lost our ability to care.

My wish to return to a time where we were satisfied with what we had and our pursuits were simple.