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The opposite of consumption is production. It takes far more time and energy to create something than to consume something. It takes a novelist a year to write a book that someone can read in a few days…[often] our only recreational activities are actions of consumption.
— Albert Hsu, The Suburban Christian: Finding Spiritual Vitality in the Land of Plenty
That’s a pretty fascinating concept…Even a lot of “cultural” activities are little more than consumption.
Certainly what you consume can be edifying or simply filling and tasteless, but my two favorite hobbies (cooking and photography) are a lot more satisfying, and they seem to be a combination of creating AND consuming.
said Daniel
at 1:38pm on Monday
is that book good?
said sean
at 2:18pm on Monday
After reading that quote, I’ve ordered that book. Great challenge!
By the way, I love watching what you guys are doing with your web presence at New Spring.
said inWorship
at 1:37pm on Tuesday
I actually read this on another blog - that pointed back to your blog - and thought I would leave my comment(s) here as well -
Interesting concept - Production vs. Consumption.
I think I need to write a post on my blog about the deeper meanings of this - or at least expand on the comment I am going to leave here.
Production: In the simplest of terms we were “produced” and given life. How we consume our lives and how we allow our lives to be consumed is much deeper a statement than the ideas of over saturating the Indian market with cheap hooch.
Are our lives consumed with positive thoughts, creating positive results making a positive world? Are we consumed by negative thoughts, always dwelling on the negative, spewing negative ideas and being the downer who needs the over-abundance of cheap Indian hooch to temporarily delay the inevitable?
That may be the difference between the products that are the result of our consumption. Is what is left over after our lives are consumed pure waste material – or is there something special there – something that will live on. Have you allowed you life to be consumed by a plan, an aim or a goal to leave a mark on society; a bright, cheery and positive mark? Have you gone out of your way to make a difference, lend a helping hand, volunteer or spread a positive outlook
Interesting concept… Indeed
Benny
Procasti-NATION must fall!
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said Benny Greenberg
at 4:02pm on Tuesday