Sunday, July 14, 2013

In Excess

5 Ramadhan 1434

The sense of being part of something quite extraordinary in terms of the reach of the fast world wide is thrilling. The experience of the individual is intense, but it's simply part of something far greater than the individual and there are constant reminders of that truth in the experience.

This represents the most sane corrective I know to the psychosis of excess inherent in the fabric of capitalist consumerism. In a world that exhorts the individual to consume in order to have a sense of self, a balancing voice tells you that restraint is a supreme virtue.

This is where freedom is to be found, in following that voice.

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