Sunday, September 18, 2011

We Are Hoarders

Have you ever went to play cards at someone's house, and you see they have three decks of cards, so you pick one up. As you do this, this person looks up and says "Oh, no, not that one. That ones missing a few cards." So you set it back down and grab another pack. "Not that one either, the cards are weird and I don't like using them." So then finally you ask about the third pack before you bother picking them up, they say "Yea, those are the good ones." You ask, "Why do you have two other decks of cards that you don't even use?" "Just incase." they reply.

Have you ever wanted to do them a favor and just throw away the two decks of cards they don't use? Why are we so willing to fill our lives with things we don't need, or just aren't happy with?

Let's just put this into a different context. It could be clothes, that are too big or too small. Or books/movies that you don't really like, just collecting dust on the shelf. Maybe they're just knickknacks cluttering your house or living space.

Let's go a little deeper. It could be a habit you have that you know isn't good, but you just can't help your self. Could be a relationship you're in. You're not happy, just too lazy to start over with someone else. Could be friends. The kind that aren't your real friends, who may only use you for a laugh, a ride, or something else you might have to offer. Now an extra deck of cards doesn't seem so bad.

Hoarding isn't really something at people admire. If you've ever seen the show Hoarders, you may wonder how people can live like that. But you can be a hoarder and not even have all that many possessions. You can fill your life with a lifestyle that isn't needed, nor even making your happy, and seem to think that, somehow, this is different than the people on that show.

Most of us do it, myself included. I just don't understand how we can fall into these traps. Yet, this has become the norm. Look at Facebook, or the since forgotten Myspace. We can now hoard "friends", including people that we don't even know. Seriously, how many people on your friends list do you even talk to or even like? How many people have "friends" that will leave a comment you say "Dude, I wish they wouldn't talk to me." I have some bad news. You, my friend, are a hoarder.

Either way.

Just think about this. Think about what would happen if we got rid of all the pointless, useless, unneeded junk in our lives, and focused on something that would better ourselves. It sounds crazy, I know. Just think about it.