If you don’t believe that you do this, look more closely at yourself. We all do. That is why advertising works so well. It preys upon our sense that “all is not right until I get to such and such a point.” Whether that point is owning a particular item or reaching a particular status is not important. What is necessary in overcoming this nature is to become aware that we have the potential to perceive life in this manner and to know that our culture reinforces our tendencies toward it.
