Anne Reminds Me to Live Simply

Lately, with all of the cool, hip gadgets this world has come up with to tempt the "average Joe", I have gotten lost in them all.  There are iPads, iPhones, and cute and expensive clothes that are extremely hard to resist buying even without even having the needed money.  Our race has gotten sucked up into the "I want more" norm.  And it is time to have a reality check. The check can be possible with simple reminders in our daily lives like Anne Bradstreet's "To Her Father With Some Verses".  In this poem, Anne states that she would rather live simply with little to pay than live extravagantly with much debt.  In this day in age, people think the opposite way.  We create, sell, and buy in order to feel good about ourselves and feel apart of the loop.  I enjoy Anne's poem because it keeps be humble and it could do the same for most others who were to read it as well.  When I get my head out of the clouds, I am able to see things rationally, the same way Anne did.  I agree with her completely and I think that if people were to just open their eyes, they will truly see like both Anne and I.  If everyone were to drop the unnecessary items they are consumed with, mainly obtained just so they can feel accepted, then there will be no purpose in owning them.  Consumer products are all about having the next best thing but if people stopped forcing themselves to buy these things, they could spend their money on more rewarding purchases.  If people would quit blowing dollars left and right, they would be able to pull someone out of debt or help a homeless vet at a shelter.  Anything counts as long as it goes toward a higher purpose.  In conclusion, Anne's wise words go past her age and into the future because she speaks truly and about topics most people don't think twice about.