So picking up from yesterday's post about induced spending and festive spending... Christmas is by far one of the worst festivals for the Earth.
People buying useless gifts and ornaments for each other, only to be kept aside for years and eventually discarded. An utter waste of resources. Billions in value every year are produced, purchased and districted. Just for an impression of giving...
I've put out word to my relatives... I hope they listen... If they want to buy me anything, just buy me a bar of chocolate. Simple and I'll like it. Please don't buy me clothes or any other thing. I have whatever I need already and a bar of chocolate is a simple gift that I will eventually consume so it will never be wasted.
It's really unfortunate how consumerism has taken hold of our society, just to keep the economy flowing. There's really something wrong ...