I'm breaking one of the Ten Commandments, I know, but I can't help it. I'm sick. Sick with envy. The object of my envy? A brand new BMW convertible belonging to the owner of the construction company located next door to my office. Although we share a common wall with our builder neighbor, there is a proverbial railroad track that runs between the two offices. In other words, the builder is loaded!
I came to that conclusion early on in my tenure at the newspaper by observing the plush surroundings in which he and his secretaries work. And if his office furnishings aren't enough to convince me that his company is rolling in the dough, then his cars certainly do: a Mercedes SUV, a big honkin' Ford F150, a Bentley and the newly purchased BMW. These are all just his cars mind you; this list does not include the high-end vehicles his wife and kids drive. It's all a vomit-inducing display of wealth.
But here's the kicker: The man just bought the car yesterday. Car dealers don't let a Yugo off the lot without having it detailed so I can only imagine the treatment his Beemer got before they let him take it home. But one day after purchasing his new vehicle, he spent cold hard cash to have it detailed again! And only hours after his car was professionally buffed and waxed, I saw him petting and rubbing his new toy with a bottle of Windex in one hand and a towel in the other. Geesh. While he was polishing the BMW, I could have sworn I heard him chanting "Because the more people notice me, the more I love myself."
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He probably has the collector's edition of the movie Wall Street too. "Greed is good..."
I think it is good to want the good things in life. It gives you the motivation to make yourself better so you can get them.
I agree with you, Broken, I should turn my envy into motivation. Although I do not aspire to own five vehicles (I forgot to include his Hummer 2) all for myself, I would like to be more financially secure.
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