America loves spending money, and in order for our capitalist market to survive we must inject money into the economy. We spend money out of boredom or for some form of entertainment. Once we’ve invested in new things, there are other things that get roped into the marketbasket and we get sucked into spending more and more. At what point do we realize that we have everything we need, and buying more takes away the benefits of the simple joys of life that are found within us?
I found a simple quote by Richard Wagner that reads, "Joy is not in things; it is within us," and was inspired to show it to others. I went out to a strip mall, with the quote hanging on both sides of a shopping cart. I walked around the parking lot, in a couple stores, and the walkways with the empty cart. More people tended to notice the signs outside; inside people were focused on finishing up their shopping lists. The quote was read by many and hopefully inspires new light on consumerism, because their is such a thing as overconsumption, and can be a problem in many lives.
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