[pct-l] Reality check

[Jim & Janet Ake]

Thanks Adam.  Wish I had learned that lesson years ago!  Still trying to simplify.

Janet
www.hikestrong2010.com






--- On Fri, 3/5/10, Adam Mason <amason.ml at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Adam Mason <amason.ml at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Reality check
> To: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Date: Friday, March 5, 2010, 9:14 PM
> Okay so today I was at Sam's club
> today (which is like a costco. I'm  
> not sure if they have those in all states.) getting things
> for the  
> trail. I grabbed three cases of ramen, mac and cheese,
> etc... People  
> around me were looking at me like "wow, look at this young
> bachelor.  
> He must be a student with no money and someone that has no
> clue how to  
> cook." Haha. Not true but it was funny. So I checked out
> and headed  
> for the exit. A salesman was standing next to the door. He
> took one  
> look at my shopping cart and said "Nice, everything you
> need." I  
> thought to myself, "Yes, yes it is. Everything I need.
> Nothing more."  
> It really put things into perspective. We only need the
> necessities.  
> Our society is obsessed with having so much more than we
> NEED.
> That's all. It was a really cool thing that happened today
> and thought  
> you'd all like to hear about it.
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
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