So the bad thing about jetlag is being wide awake from 3am. The good<\/em> thing about jetlag is that I\u2019ve done two blog assignments and written this poem – and all before 8.30…\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve always valued experiences over things, and this is never clearer in my mind than upon returning from South East Asia, where people have far less stuff\u00a0<\/em>but always seem so much happier than us Western folk. Can you relate?<\/p>\n

The Thing About Things\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The thing about things
\nIs that objects can\u2019t talk
\nThey won\u2019t laugh at your jokes
\nOr come out for a walk<\/p>\n

The thing about things
\nIs that stuff gathers dust
\nIt clutters your house
\nOr turns into rust<\/p>\n

The thing about things
\nIs they can\u2019t make you better
\nThey won\u2019t say the right thing
\nOr cheer you up with a letter<\/p>\n

The problem with things
\nIs the buzz won\u2019t last long
\nYou hand over your money
\nBut what\u2019s wrong is still wrong<\/p>\n

The things that we buy
\nTo fill holes that we\u2019ve found
\nIn our souls end up filling
\nBig holes in the ground<\/p>\n

So whenever you think about buying a thing
\nConsider the happiness it may bring
\nIf the thing won\u2019t benefit your heart or your head
\nPut it back on the shelf
\nAnd buy an adventure instead.<\/p>\n

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