I'm researching Ancient Egypt for my history class right now, attempting to write those eight essays I mentioned earlier. As I researched, something occurred to me.
Most everything we know about the Egyptians, their lifestyle, and their faith system is from what we read on their papyrus, jars and walls. We base all our knowledge off of this. I'm not saying that's wrong, in fact it's rather clever. However, I can't help but wonder what future civilizations will think about this strange tribe known as 'North America'.
Will they think that we worship merchandise? That we bow at the alter of the holy cash register? Will they find our comic books and see that as our regular educational material?
We're far to materialistic. It's distracting, how attached we get to our things. And I'm not exempt to that! I love shopping... not for clothes, as is 'typical' for a girl, but for books. I opt out of the library, because I like to be able to call these books mine. Mine to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish 'till death do us part.... er, wait a second, that's foolish. Books don't die. 'Till death do ME part.
~Godspede
HAAAH! ouh i miss this writing! :D you gem you .
ReplyDeletegood thoughts though, good tidbits of mind.
funny, cause i have like, a $50 gift card for chapters burning a hole in my bag since december. i just haven't got around to spending it:P, and i' been to bookstores, but somehow .. i unno i'm very picky about what i buy :P
i like libraries better ;)