Tradeoffs

"Damned is the world that exchanges the possibility of dying of starvation for the certainty of dying of boredom."

I saw this written on the bathroom wall of the musty, Memphis used book store, Burke's Book. While not usually in the habit of snapping photographs in public restrooms, I really liked this sentiment. There is just something so insidious about the ease at which people in the world, and particularly this country, are willing to trade away everything they have for a little "security" and "safety."

They might as well be trading for Santa Claus and the tooth fairy. At least for those two you don't need to rely on terrifying people to make them seem desirable.