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Did you get everything on your Christmas wish list this year?
They say you should be careful what you wish for.
Because you just might get it.
The paradox of obtaining a coveted thing
is that you never desired the possession;
you desired the desire.
It is the feeling you yearned for,
not the thing itself.
The moment you possess a new possession,
the tables turn, and
that possession begins to possess you.
Every possession has the ability to dispossess.
On a relatively short timeline,
the objects of your desire
degenerate into
the objects of your discontent.
After a few months…
Your Lunya Washable Silk Robe
begins to tatter.
Your Gucci Jordaan Bit Loafers
give you blisters.
Your Moncler Virgin Wool Rib Beanie
makes your scalp itch.
Your Bottega Veneta Mini Wallace Intricate Leather Shoulder Bag
grows heavy with regret.
Your Dr. Dennis Gross DRx SpectraLite™ FaceWare Pro LED Light Therapy Device
runs out of batteries.
Your SMEG 2 Slice Toaster with 6 Presets and Defrost Function and Removable Crumb Tray
burns your breakfast.
Your Saint Laurent Matelassé Leather Credit Card Case
is a stark reminder of the debt you’ve accumulated this year.
Uh oh, after getting everything you wanted,
you no longer want what you wanted.
And then, when the desire is gone, you realize
it was entirely a one-way relationship—
the things you wanted never wanted you in the first place.
At last,
you don’t own your things
if your things own you.
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