A Suit With A Name

I was watching a movie the other day, and one of the lead characters was talking proudly about the suit he was wearing, implying that he was successful because he was wearing a particular brand name...Armani, or some such thing. I was struck by the sense that he believed the measure of who is was as a person was determined by the fact that his suit had a name, and the suit the person he was talking to did not have a recognizable name, but was "off the rack" therefore that person had less worth. How bizarre! Yet how often do we use these types of external measures as a shortcut to elevate ourselves and differentiate how we are doing in our lives from how we perceive others are doing. What possible connection can there be between what we wear, or the car we drive, and who we are? The only possible connection is that we believe the more money we have the more successful we are,and the better we are as people, relative to others. That is really missing the mark in my humble opinion, and potentially plays a major role in our scramble to make more and more money, be more and more financially successful in a desperate attempt to feel better about our lives. It won't ever work, of course, which we often discover at the point where we have tons of money, lots of suits (and cars, etc.) with fancy names, and still are not happy, because we have not focused much attention on who we are in our hearts and souls, have not nurtured quality friendships, and have sacrificed close relationships with our families in order to work more hours to make more money! A word of caution...don't do it! Don't be lured by false gods and crazy notions of what will create a quality life...don't do it! Who cares what your suit's name is. Can you give me the names of five people who call you a good friend, and who consider you a quality person of high integrity and heart?