The words of 1 Timothy 6 v8 really strike a chord with me: "if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that." Interesting that if you go into the original language used, by clothing it literally means 'one set of clothes'. The biblical standard for contentment is very very low. You should have something to eat, and a set of clothes to wear.
This quote in the Fight Club book by Chuck Palahniuk put an extra spin on it for me. And I think it's really true. The more junk you buy, the more baggage you're carrying. And most of these things (eg guitars, motorbikes, cars etc) are liabilities – they consistently taking money out of your account. There's got to be a great amount of freedom in not owning much. For one, if you want to go somewhere, you haven't got a lot to carry.
Wednesday 15 July 2009
The things you used to own,
now they own you.
Chuck Palahniuk
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