Reflection About Materialism

By definition, materialism is ”a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.” to simplify that, it relates to some of us humans that perceive physical items as an importance than what really matters in life the most, our spiritual, cultural, and intellectual values. A person who possess a materialistic lifestyle typically follows and forms to the current trends in society. Ironically as I am aware of this now, that person happened to be me during my high school years. All throughout high school. I saw a majority of the students wearing luxury and high street fashion styled clothes. Foolishly, I conformed to these groups. In my mind, I had to have the “best” clothes to impress my peers at school in order to fit in. Everything from head to toe had to be brand name, and now, I finally realized that was a huge mistake.

Being or feeling different from the other kids around me was the last thing that I wanted. For some odd reason, I pictured high school to be like in the movies. From that image, I wanted no part of the downside of the years, which basically meant that I did not want to be judged or looked at weirdly as I walked the hallways. Starting from my freshman to my senior year, it was all about the looks. The majority of the students that I hung around heavily focused on their appearance with brand named clothes. Being clueless, I conformed to these students and did the same. Hard earned money that I saved from my parents were wasted on clothes and sneakers that I did not even