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  • Essay / Autonomy and Conviviality - 1292

    I don't have access to all the resources and choices that rich people have, like buying a Lamborghini or something. I don't care much about having a luxury car, or wearing expensive clothes, or having an Iphone, or eating in a fancy restaurant, etc. I don't ask for these things. I think that whenever I am able to cover my body with useful clothing and move from one place to another with any vehicle and have a cell phone that can provide me with access to call other people, nothing else important, simple as that. Many people look at what a person has, but not what they are, which is a common and widespread characteristic in Lebanese society. I am aware of this mentality, especially since I study at AUB, where there is a great diversity of classes. My parents know this too and they buy me clothes and objects that do not differentiate me from the majority of people, who belong to the middle and upper classes. However, this class keeps me from doing things I love to practice over and over again. For example, to partly fulfill my dream, I like to go karting whenever I have the opportunity. But knowing that it is quite expansive, I am unable to practice it much, which limits my preferences. So my class limits my choices, but it doesn't affect my lifestyle, I'm not interested in those things, I'm grateful for everything I