What do You Own in the End?

"Most people like to own things - land, luggage... it makes them feel secure.  But all that can be taken away.  In the end the only thing you really own in your STORY."  The Drover.

Our 'story'.   Yes, in the end that is all that we own.

Life - real life - is not measured by what we amass but on the STORY that we live.

In my experience, it is easy to become entangled in the deceptive singsong of the advertising that bombards us by the moment as we walk our days.  In the course of the normal day, most of us are arrested repeatedly by marketing; radio ads, tv ads, signs/billboards...  All of which are hoping to convince us that we NEED to purchase something.

Something beautiful to make our home lovely.  Some service to make us lovely.  Some activity to teach our children 'skills' or make them smarter, happier, healthier...  Something to make our life easier or more comfortable.  On and on and on and it becomes very difficult not to be affected by this onslaught - at times I believe that we become unconsciously aware of the affect they are having on us.

Consider what life would be like if we had a day or a few days or weeks where there was no outside advertising involved in our life.  When I think about what that would be like, I think quiet... less stress...  I think that my brain could actually think it's own thoughts.  Perhaps I could actually have ears to hear things that really matter.

I wonder if these 'distractions' have impact beyond what we are even aware on our living our STORY.

When we are busy seeking the benefit of things in our lives, that pursuit of happiness often backfires, luring us to use people and love things.  This is oh so sad yet oh so easy and I believe that most of us could agree that it has happened to us at times.  We get sidetracked - led down a rabbit trail of life.

In the end, all we really own is our STORY.