To a small extent we need stuff to survive, and stuff can be a great thing! If teenagers parents provide them with necessities, a car, and gas money why do they need to get a summer job?..Because they want stuff! I'm not saying you shouldn't be allowed to get a job unless you desperately need the money, I'm just saying that everybody likes to use their extra money for fun, and pretty things. And this is perfectly fine. So we all like stuff, and some of us like stuff more than others.
But often in this materialistic world, people let their want to accumulate things get way out of hand. Whether it be for social status, getting bored way too easily, chronic impulse buying, or the fact that they're a hoarder. My reasons to covet things and want to buy them have been a mixture of these. For instance why is my room at my parents house so messy?-Because I want to hold onto things, and can't bring myself to throw away these unused memories. And plenty of times I've asked myself, "Why did I buy this? I don't need it, and I'm not even sure if I like it". And I'll admit, especially in middle school, I would look at the stereo type popular girls' outfits and try to copy them in the hope that I too can be "cool". And I do own a lot of stuff for entertainment reasons. CDs, DVDs etc. And I will say I like clothes and getting my highlights done a little too much, so you definitely could say I can be materialistic. In my case, objects don't rule my life, they just make life a bit more enjoyable.
In conclusion, life should be about the quality of your life, not the quantity and quality of your latest purchases.
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Good post, Allison, but try and refer to the readings a bit more.
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