'Cause We Are Living In A Material World

Yesterday we were so grateful. We eagerly gave thanks for the blessings we have, the food we were eating, the good friends and family that surrounded us and all the cute shoes stacked in our closets.

Today, all that's forgotton. It's the day after Thanksgiving, "Black Friday", the day Americans abandon all common sense and go out and impulse shop. We forget our thankfulness in pursuit of all the things we've been lusting after. Those discounts sound so delicious, we can't discern between needs and wants. Our eyes glaze over at the sight of a 30% off sign and we lose all rational thought.

Last year, a woman was trampled in the rush to get a dvd player that was on sale. This year, we can expect to see more of this kind of behavior. After all, people are taking guns to stores to protect themselves from other agressive shoppers that are just waiting to kill or be killed over that Playstation 3.

I've never been shopping on the Friday after Thanksgiving and I'm glad to say that I haven't. I don't want to be pushed over a pair of pants or shoved over a sweater. It's much more fun to go take a nap...which is exactly what I'm going to go do!