A mirrow reflection.

[russotto]

Originally posted by FreeYourself
I meant to say mirror, sorry.
"Live simply so that all may simply live"

Quality over quantity.

Why must you have a bigger tv?
...a bigger house?
...a faster car?
...whiter teeth?
...smoother hair?
...bigger sound system?
...newer shoes?

Bigger TV: It's 27". I like it that way.

Bigger house: because my apartment was too small to hold my stuff, and besides, renting was getting to be a drag.

Faster car: Because I enjoy driving fast.

Whiter teeth: Would be nice, but genetics dictate against it.

Smoother hair: I need a haircut, but not smoother hair. However, really rough hair is hard to comb and isn't nice to play with, so I can see why people would want smoother hair.

Bigger sound system: Sorry, I'm not a music person

Newer shoes: because my old shoes are falling apart and/or are soiled past the point of no return.

I want to know for I have seen through these empty pleasures.

And replaced them with an equally empty asceticism? Sounds like a raw deal; if you're going to be empty you may as well have pleasure.