What drives a typical man? Let's be even more specific. What drives the average teen? Jealousy and greed? Heck yeah. The teen wants to have that one thing that will give them a leg up on everyone else. See that guy driving the 65 Mustang? What guy doesn't start looking at 64 Mustangs and drooling...dreaming of going that one year farther back.
That guy over there who seems to have endless money? Yeah, see him over there in his little crowd of followers? He's keeping them all a little bit away so they don't mess up his perfectly messed up hair and carefully crumpled shirt. He's got the properly rugged stubble and the nice green eyes. Maybe its that girl with the nice legs and her little entourage following her around ogling, or the girl who has the fear and respect of every guy around. Doesn't it make you want to be able to go one step farther?
They have all the girls, all the guys, they've got the nice car, the shoes. You see them drive past and your heart takes a long jealous beat. If only you had his car; if only you had her legs; if only you had the rich parents. Is it really worth it?
You can spend your whole life trying to be that person. You can change your eye color, get major loans and get a nice car. Suddenly you realize that your nice legs you fought so hard to get have little folds of fat. Those shirts don't get you girls, they get you laughed at by teens.
In some ways, I admire hermits and travelers. People who don't give a care.
You just have to be careful about what does matter.
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