Getting older

As I lie awake, I'm remembering my days back in school, where twice a year I would get a letter from the bank, telling me my unused bank account had gained money (your £380 is now £383.80!).

Nowadays the letters I get are more gloomy; you've failed a payment so you need to pay the bank back, you've hit your limit and can't spend any more until you put money into the account, also: you need to pay us back for failing to have money. (Anyone else see a paradox here)

The fact is, our world revolves around money and possession, and though it is nice to dream of a utopian, post scarcity future where money is a thing of the past, the stark reality of the matter is that the world we live in is a material world.

Gloomy thoughts at 3am