The Blackest of Days
America traditionally celebrates Black Friday on the day after Thanksgiving. The name comes from the accounting term that indicates the year’s books going from red to black on one day, thanks to avaricious consumers.
But as we rush to fill a hole in our hearts by making a hole in our wallets, perhaps it more accurately reflects the color of our souls in the process.
Something to think about.
“The consumer today is the victim of the manufacturer, who launches on him a regiment of products for which he must make houseroom in his soul.” — Mary McCarthy, 1947
Further reading:
Not So All-Consuming
“Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with the necessities.” — John Lothrop Motley, 1858
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