We all need to think about the line "Give us this day our daily bread". Not just at the time of obscene Christmas consumerism, but literally in our "daily lives". In this current time of instant gratification, landfill, built in obsolescence, huge food waste & a rise in homelessness, self harm, suicide & mental illness, we need to go back to basics. We all need to be satisfied with less.
I'm tired of the constant advertising push to get us to think that changing our kitchens, bathrooms & sitting rooms every 10 years or so is normal. I'm tired of fashion outlets changing stock every 6 - 8 weeks & ditching perfectly reasonable clothing. I'm tired of designer fashion literally "costing the earth" - Oscar de la Renta, Gucci & Louis Vuitton are apparently proud to be the most expensive "brands".
What I'm most tired of & indeed sickened by, is the complete mismatch between not just people who can afford to shop at M&S or Waitrose & those who have to go to foodbanks or school breakfast clubs. But the arrogant rich who treat "fine dining" & drinking Laurent Perrier, Dom Perignon or Armand de Brignac champagne like bottled water, as reasonable behaviour.
We all need to wake up & understand what we are doing. If we don't we have no right to "celebrate" Christmas. In fact we should probably cancel it. God, if he exists, must be wondering what the hell he has done. Or will he just blame it all on Satan?
Well said Val. I’m trying not to let Christmas go to my head or my purse! Plus it’s very hard to feel Christmassy in 40C heat! We will have a low key one this year.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe the news that is coming out of Australia at the moment. The ferocity & extent of the fires. The damage to huge swathes of land, the danger to firefighters, people in general & wildlife. God knows how much pollution is being released into the atmosphere. Keep safe Val
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