I saw an article the other day about the latest research study."Studies show that sword swallowing may be dangerous". Umm, DUH?! How about "Recent research shows that drinking drain cleaner may be harmful to your health" Really? You don't say. I wonder how many countless dollars were expended on such lofty intellectual pursuits? I have a topic that I wish THEY would research, "What makes people greedy?" or better said "Why aren't people ever satisfied?"
Think about it - how much stuff do you have in your house, right now, this very minute because it was the newest, hottest item on the market...at the time? No, count them...go ahead, I'll wait. *checks watch* Wow, that many, huh? Do you even remember why you bought some of that stuff? Was anything wrong with the old model or was the flash of glitter on the new one too shiny to resist? Just couldn't resist that new Coach or Prada bag? And then what happens? You look around and you have a house full of things that you don't need and that quickly lost their luster not long after they became yours. You're out the money you spent, the space to store the stuff in and...ok you get the picture?
That new car sitting in your driveway? Why did you replace the old one?
Sure, the roof lining sagged in a few places but she got you where you needed to go. (Why are cars always referred to as feminine anyway?) Remember the time that you were going across country for that job interview? Who stuck by you and got you to that job interview on time? Sure, the body has a few dings and dents but you used to remember those imperfections in the body with fondness...the memories that went along with those dents. Remember that dent on the right fender from when she rushed you and your wife to the hospital for the birth of your first child? You had no worries that she would get you there because she had never let you down before.
Then one day, as you're stopped at a stoplight - you look over and see a candy apple red shiny new Ferrari.
You are struck dumb with wanting for this new model. You know it's not practical - after all you have a wife and two children - but you can't forget how beautiful this new car is to you. How can you? Not a ding or dent in sight. The body is perfect! You tell yourself that it won't hurt to look. So you go to where all the shiny new models hang out - the dealership. At first it's easy...you go by on your lunch hour and just enjoy sitting with her. You rhapsodize about the suppleness of the upholstery the sublime curves of the body.
Then you begin to go by for visits after work, on weekends - heck whenever you have a free moment. Soon, the differences between the model you have the model you are visiting become more and more disparate. But up till now, you've just been looking and visiting...and then it happens. You take her on a test drive...
~Mackgurl
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