One of my favorite all time movies is Fight Club. There are just some incredible lines in that movie. I often find that my brain works in strange ways, and I often get a quote that pops into my head, seemingly out of nowhere. Until I think about for a bit. One off my favorite lines is “The things you own, end up owning you”. Well, this line just happened to hit me lately. I haven’t watched the movie in month… so I guess I just chalk it up to things rattling around in my brain and popping into my head.
So, why am I rambling about this? Maybe because I realize just how true this statement is (at least for me). My home is the perfect example. It’s a nice house, decent neighborhood, but there are always random things breaking, or needing my attention. Last week I had to replace a few fence posts. Today my wife informed that someone is coming to clean out the gutters this week. There is constant cleaning, painting, renovating, cleaning carpets, cutting the grass, trimming the bushes and on and on. There is so much ongoing maintenance that constantly sucks my time or my bank account. The house truly consumes a lot of me on a weekly basis. I’m really starting to feel like the house owns me… I can’t neglect these things or significant damage could occur that cost me even more money, the HOA could fine me, or my wife might feel embarrassed if we don’t keep up with the neighborhood standards.
For me, I know there are many things in my life that are similar. The house is the most obvious, but the more things you own, the more you need to attend to those things… like it or not. Even technology needs constant attention. My computer need updating, the cable box needs to be rest, the internet drops and forces me to troubleshoot for a while. I am realizing that I want less and less things every day, because the more I have, the less time I have to do fun things, because I have to attend to my stuff…
Are you the slave to anything you own???
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