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Do I Want to Look Stupid?

I found this little slice at relevant.com. Read it and then I’ll comment.

One of the greatest products ever invented by humankind is the Snuggie. Combining a blanket with a monk's habit, the little blanket-that-could took the world by storm a few months back. Sadly, while you were warm, your little puppy was left out in the cold. But not anymore! Introducing the Snuggie for Dogs (the hilariously bad commercial is embedded after the jump). If you feel like your dog needs to be mocked by all of her doggy friends, buy now ...

I hope you understand their sarcasm. The Snuggie has to be one of the worst products foisted upon consumers. It is a blanket with a hole in it for your head to fit through. I have to wonder when wrapping a blanket around yourself became too much work. Sadly, it signifies one more way that advertisers convince us of what we need.

But we are certainly not the first generation to be exploited in every known way. We do get the award for doing it in the most inventive ways, as technology explodes with advertising quickly on its heels. I believe that ever since man was created, there has been someone telling him what he really needs. Consider Adam and Eve in the garden. They lived, literally, in Paradise. Along comes a snake to tell them what they don’t have. They fell for it and we have had advertising ever since.

Advertising is not evil in itself, but it is our hearts which continue to want more and more. I believe it was to people much like us that Jesus made His famous invitation in Matthew 11:28-30. "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

There was no product placement, no fancy jingle. Just Jesus. Only God. After all, the snake was a deceiver from the beginning. All we’ve ever needed was God.
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