Someone was handing out DVD boxes at Town Hall station yesterday morning. Still conditioned to the psychology of "free", I accepted one, reaching out for it like a famished child grasping at a handful of rice.
The box was covered in tiny adverts for consumer electronics. I opened it with a sense of expectation, hoping to be surprised, only to be cynically rewarded: it was empty. Without pausing I deposited it on a convenient ledge as I descended the steps into the station. Nearby, there were other such the plastic and paper carcasses.
How many people threw their "gift" away? How much of a response justifies such wanton waste in the pursuit of sharholder value?
When will I break my own conditioning?
When will people awaken and see how they are being manipulated?
How much is enough?
About Me
- Paul B. Adams
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- After an 18 year career in Information Technology, Paul sold his house and most of his possessions to realise three dreams: to travel in South East Asia, visit Japan and to become a writer. Paul left his native Britain in 2002 and after his Asian travels, spent four years living in Sydney, Australia, where he undertook a Ba in Communications, majoring in Creative Writing and Cultural Studies. Paul, co-writer of "The Marionette Unit," now lives in Vancouver.
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