The Value of Things
As much as I hate to admit it, I'm far more materialistic than I would like to be. I'll take some solice in the old adage that admitting you have a problem is the first step to overcoming it. A couple of days ago my daughter lost her cell phone. We had an old beat up chaise lounge in the living room and she was sure that the phone had fallen through the bottom of the chair and was stuck in the dust cover on the bottom. After tearing the dust cover off I soon realized that the phone had fallen between the cushion and the frame into a big empty pocket that was in the arm of the chair. I have to admit that I was a little upset at first. I was at a crossroads. I pay for the cell phone and it would be expensive to replace and I bought the chair which was also relatively expensive. For some reason the more I thought about it the more ridiculous my anger over the situation seemed. Nobody was in any danger of dying or even being hurt here....