OH MY GOD. This quote. It's so accurate; especially for my generation. It's just as the quote says... we look at the price and not at the quality of the actual object. It can also be used as a metaphor for people who see material things as more valuable than a relationship or a friendship.. there are many ways to represent and explain this quote and I'd like to share my view on it.
In today's world, the price of something defines everything and decides, often enough, if you buy it or not. Take the iPhone 6 as a great example. It's almost the exact same as an iPhone 5S, besides the look and the better camera. However, the price difference is about $100. Do we REALLY care about the VALUE either one has..? Or do we just see the price tag and automatically assume that the upgrade will be better. ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE is buying cars from a dealership. If you buy a car new, once you drive it off of the dealership lot... it loses 20% of its value. Why? Because it's no longer new! It now has mileage on it, and has lost its "new" value. On the other hand, there could be a perfectly good used car that works BETTER being sold next to that lot... but since you looked at the price and decided that new would clearly be better instead of looking at the quality of both cars, you made a stupid decision and wasted your money. A car is a tool. It is made simply to get you from point A to point B, and at the end of the day, that is one of the most important things my dad taught me. This quote can also be used to relate back to friendships. I've seen some of my friends literally try to buy the friendship of someone because they wanted to be "cool" (stupid, I know) without even LOOKING at who they were trying to buy. They didn't care about WHO the person was or about them at all, they just wanted to be their friend so they could benefit. I see this in relationships too... Not buying the person, but faking to be their friend for your own selfish benefit. It's stupid and ridiculous and really not fair to the person being used. We once again don't see the value or quality in our friendship, but judge it by how much it will cost us. I don't know... that's the end of my rant for tonight. Gnight world. ~Maddie
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