You Need This

JS praises one of my first digital photos with the words, “I don’t need a 10D but I want one.”

BJS’s comment begs deep questions. What do we need, after all, beyond water, warm air, and essential nutrients? Toys (and art is a toy) help beguile the time we’re doomed to spend between cradle and grave. At best they give us the illusion of purpose. They’re necessaries but not necessities.