Ok, at first this sounds like shit. Give me a yacht and a nice big house with some money and I'll be fine. That's my knee-jerk response. However, the point in class is a great one worth thinking about. Are these things really happiness? If not, why do they make us feel happy then?

The point presented in class says that we all "bought" into a certain program. The program said we would find security if we owned a house. Prestige if it was big and beautiful. There would be freedom with the yacht. So its not about the stuff but the ideals behind them. This stuff comes from within, not from the outside. Ok, the following is a skit referred to in class by George Carlton. *not my fav comedian, but makes a good point here* George says, "I acquire all this "stuff" I need, after which I buy boxes, then homes, in which to house all my "stuff". If I travel, I carry the "stuff" I identify with (or that I think others identify me by) in suitcases, to put into dresser drawers wherever I stay"

The problem is that we're never our stuff. Our stuff can never bring the nonphysical ideals that we long for. If you think this is false, why is there interviews about hollywood starts who "had it all" and still went on drugs and all this nonsense? They were searching for something they had all along. The only thing they may've not had is love. The real kind, not the type where they love you because you entertain them. The kind where they love everything about you and never could stop loving you. Even when you screw up. So, only when we disattach from the possesions we long for, will we ever be peaceful and able to stay at a higher realm *which to me is what I call "perfect spirituality"*

I reread this and it almost has a haughty tone to it. I don't claim to know all the answers, I simply am putting what I am learning and think are good ideas. I'd like to hear ideas about all this stuff. What do you think? Am I way off? On track? A little bit of both? If so, how so? Ofcourse, there are no right or wrong answers.