Starting Anew

I'm getting a new computer, it's interesting how I feel inspired to do more and work harder, like the beginning of a new school year. It's like starting over, getting a second chance. I feel refreshed and brand new, just like my laptop, I am parallel to it. I'm not sure if this is just one of those child-like feelings that we can't avoid revisiting from time to time, but I feel great. Though, my feelings of inspiration and excitement will fade as my laptop fades, as it becomes familiar to me, as it loses that new smell and that new feeling, just like anything else. What is it about "new" things, unfamiliar things, that is so appealing to us? It makes me feel like an American, materialistic and shallow...But I love it, I love this feeling. It makes me wonder whether this feeling has been established because of where and how I grew up or if it's a natural feeling. I guess it's a nature vs. nurture argument. But I don't know, if I was a squirrel and I found a huge peanut I think the feeling would be the same. In the end, we are still animals, and when it comes down to it, we're all comparing our peanuts, and right now, I feel like I have the best peanut ever! :)