We live in a culture of envy. Pick up a magazine, and what happens after flipping through a few pages? 'Ooh, I wish I had those shoes. I wish I lived in that house.' I do it too. It's kind of fun sometimes. (And it's not just in magazines - it happens on those Covet-This-Stuff blogs we all read. You know which ones I'm talking about.) But I think it's important to acknowledge that we do it, and more importantly that we choose to do it, and that it can lead us astray. We end up making decisions based on envy, instead of making them based on who we'd like to become, and staying true to ourselves. So this is simply my attempt at distilling a big aspect of our culture down to three words.
Ink and watercolour on paper, 8x10 inches.
Original drawing is SOLD available in the shop. Other available drawings can be found here.
so well said. this is a great reminder to stay true to myself
Posted by: Esther | July 19, 2010 at 09:58 PM
We envy and we choose to do it...
You got it. Nice!
Posted by: Mariano | July 19, 2010 at 11:12 PM
Fantastic post. :-)
Posted by: Sholeh Loehle | July 20, 2010 at 07:25 AM
<3
so glad someone said it out loud/ put it in words
/svea
Posted by: svea | July 20, 2010 at 11:50 AM
I agree!
Posted by: Apps 55753818692 1354504788 98eb23871d194c5144d6ccb2535af88b | July 20, 2010 at 08:38 PM
You're miserable.
Posted by: live stock | August 03, 2010 at 02:52 PM