A "See" of Trash

No, I didn’t spell that wrong.  Before my environmental awakening, I walked into a store and was excited by the possibilities.  Things are set and placed in a way to appeal to us. Lighting, colors, and shiny things attract our attention and draw us into a sale.  You think “I could use this, I need one of these, this would be so handy.” Bigger, better, faster, newer is all the rage. “If I had this, I would be so happy.”  The truth is that material objects don’t make you happy and you already have too much stuff but we fall for the sales pitch over and over again.  I started to see things differently recently. When I walk into a store I see things at the end of their life instead of shiny and new. The shade of makeup you try but don’t really end up liking will go in the trash.  The lotion that promises to erase your cellulite (but doesn’t) will go in the trash. The phone to replace the one you have that works fine but feels obsolete will eventually be trashed or recycled. The costume for your dog that will be worn for five minutes for a picture will be trashed or donated.  The toy your child wants but won’t really get played with will be donated or put in the trash. Like it or not, someday every single thing you own will be waste. Next time you walk into a store, take a look around and think about where those things will be in a month, a year, or a decade.  What do you see?