Things and Stuff

I'm surrounded by things.

• Things I own. 
• Things to do. 
• Things that need fixing. 
• Things that need ignoring. 

I have lots of stuff too.

• stuff I don't use
• stuff I need to get rid of
• stuff I wear
• stuff I use a lot
• stuff I care about

Is my life so much more fulfilling because I have lots of things and stuff? I have all these things, but have they really brought some sort of significant change or additional substance to my life. I can't say that anything that I have ever bought has really had a lasting impact on my life. There is no thing that any time I use it where I consistently am thankful that I have that thing.  

The things that really mean something to me only seem to actually have meaning once they are gone. A sad realization that I have come to. I'm not sure if its simply because in this world of abundance, that I go from one thing to the next. If that one thing wasn't making me feel good, there are certainly other things that I can use, do, or participate in that would do.

I don't think I'm making a really good point so far. This seems so vague. Perhaps its my wording. The use of a word that could be anything. Take 2.

What would you do if you had nothing but the clothes on your back? No toothpaste, no closet full of clothes, no laptop, no iphone, no fridge full of food, and no sofas to sit on. Life would be considerably different. The things that used to be so important would seem incredibly trivial. Checking and chatting on facebook would be the last thing on your to do  list. Finding something to eat. A place to sleep at night. Now those would be on the forefront of your mind. 

Is it so inconceivable to imagine a world without youtube videos? Media has evolved incredibly in the past 10 years. We've gone from having short attention spans to having none at all. We've shortened and condensed so many things into bits. Data is the limit we must always consider. Is it too long, will it fit?