Objects We Wear Instead of Lives We Live
What your watch, vest, and shoes say about hidden dreams and missed chances.
Remember the moment from the movie Fast & Furious 7 when Brian O’Conner and Dominic Toretto sneaked into the room where they found sport car Lykan Hyperspot. At which Brian said “…$3.4 million, 0-60 in less than 3 seconds. There’s seven of these in the world and this guy keeps it locked up in a vault.” Dominic replied very simply “Nothing’s sadder than locking a best in a cage”.
Here is exactly my comment to the next items which I think they have in common - Rolex yacht-master, Patagonia vest, and (funnily enough) Crocs shoes.
Rolex Yacht master is again the topic that I discussed in a different article. Some watches are designed to be for the special cases. As I repeat again and again, Yacht master and other so called diver watches have functions and features to be used at its best. Wearing them in the offices is the worst thing that can happen to them. It is an imitation of alternative lifestyle with its bulky design in unnecessary locations.
I remember walking down in financial districts in London and noticed that most finance people wore that vest with logo “patagonia”. I saw that on almost every single person in those areas. Even once I thought that it was a special clothing only reachable for finance industry of such brand. Then I checked online and found out that Patagonia is a geographical location of southern America spread across Argentina and Chile. Then checked other outfits the brand sells. I had exactly the same feelings as for Yacht-Masters. These patagonia clothings deserve for a better experience.
I saw an episode from Joe Rogan podcast about Crocs being used in the movie “Idiocracy”. Those shoes believed too ugly to become popular, but demand in the market proved it wrong. They are worn massively by adults. To me, however, these shoes resemble the children fashion. So I come up to the idea that adults wish to be free, childish, and a bit idiotic (reference to Idiocracy). But I have a feeling that mostly by wearing these shoes, we miss our childhood time and wish to get back to those moments again and being secretly jealous to children with their “silliness“.
Since I started the this post with reference to the movie Fast and Furious 7, I will wrap up here with reference to another movie “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”. We wear certain clothing, accessories and items to secretly admitting to have another life and be in a different place. We are dreamers, and these items serve us well to fulfill the dreams. It is a determination to pursue your dreams. But why would you wait and spend money on items that brings only miracle to your life? Why dont you act now and escape the prison of consumerism?
As the main idea I will quote from the movie is “To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life”.