As James wrote in The Shepherd’s Life, “Later I would understand that modern people the world over are obsessed with the importance of ‘going somewhere’ and ‘doing something with your life.’ The implication is an idea I have come to hate, that staying local and doing physical work doesn’t count for much.” I’ve said it before, but the cancer of consumerism is so insidious and pervasive that by now in 2021 the actual act of shopping is considered a legitimate pastime.
