LG - Life is Good

LG are one of the world's largest electronics manufacturers and they have this 'life is good' strap-line. It seems more than a little strange that an Electronics company would tell me that life is good.

Why is life good?

Because LG tell me it is?

Because the stuff they sell makes life good?

Becasue electronics are good?



Since when did electronic equipment determine whether life is good or not? How sad would it be if the goodness of life depended on whether or not I owned a flat screen TV or a DVD player or a fridge freezer? Are LG even trying to say that the goodness of life is enhanced by their stuff?



I have nothing against LG. In fact I think they make some good and reasonably priced things, but I do have a problem with them perpetuating the myth that having stuff and the goodness of life are interlinked.



Try telling someone who is depressed that LG says life is good. That will help them!



Goodness comes from many things, love, family, friends, community. Being out in the fresh air and enjoying the beauty of creation.

When we know that life is good it is not dependent on stuff.

Victoria Square - Catherdral of Commerce

Thousands of people flock to Victoria Square in search of an uplifting experience, seeking to feel the buzz, out to gain satisfaction from getting a bargain, stopping to wonder at this new creation with its fancy lights and wonderful dome.
It is a shopping centre.
The only one who fulfils, fills, creates an ever lasting buzz, who is worthy of our time and energy and worship is Jesus.
We will not find peace in Victoria Square. By all means go there, I have nothing against shopping, but it epitomises what is wrong with the world. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why we need Victoria Square, why we need more stuff? Maybe its becasue we are trying to fill a need in our lives that was designed to be met by God, not the cathedral of commerce??