The following blurb is from a book I am currently reading.

“We live in a world riddled with envy. To a greater or lesser degree, everybody is infected with it. From this defect we must surely get a warped yet definite satisfaction.  Else why would we consume such great amounts of time wishing for what we have not, rather than working for it, or angrily looking for attributes we shall never have, instead of adjusting to the fact, and accepting it?”

“Procrastination is really sloth in five syllables.”

I find it particularly poignant in society today.  We are bombared daily by images of wealth that are unrealistic for a vast majority of American Society.  Shows like “My Super Sweet 16″ , “Cribs”, and “Housewives of Orange County” show American gluttony and sloth in a way that makes me sick.  I used to be so obsessed with money that at times it made me anxious, irritable, and discontent.  I still struggle with this issue but I now realize how unhealthy it is.  I stopped expecting a certain future and started working for it.  I finally realized that sitting around and wishing wasn’t going to get shit done.

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