The Hatchet #4

Materialism. It's a disease that effects 95% of Deerfieldians. I happen to be one of them. Who doesn't want the nicest car, nicest house, and largest bank accounts? Materialism is a natural, competitive game among the majority of humans. Do we really need all of it? Do we need the big houses for a family of 4 or even 5? Do we need 3 cars for a few people? Brian realized very quickly that he doesn't need the material things. For months, Brian survived with literally nothing. For the first few weeks, he explained how much he missed his car, his house, his money, etc...but by the end he didn't even think about it. In fact, when he got home for the first time in several months, he realized how unimportant everything was. The cars, the big houses, even the grocery stores, made him realize how dependant and sad our society is. Everything is handed to you if you have money. If you have money, you compete with other people who have money. The world is in a competition, but not for the important things like survival. Rather for the very unimportant material things. People will continue to try and get the latest and greatest, but my plea to you is to not give in. Don't spend money on things you don't need and don't spend money if you don't have it.