Of course, by definition, a commodity purchased or otherwise acquired is “more” — but that is not what is meant, here. The commodity of more implies a greater good beyond the acquisition of the thing itself. We buy things not for the thing itself; rather, we are sold the goods because of what they represent. Otherwise, why do companies spend so much on advertising?
If the thing itself is so valuable and needed — or wanted — to such a great extent that it would sell without the “extras” of advertisements, then companies would merely place them on shelves and each morning, like the breadlines in the old Soviet Union, there would be a great clamor to purchase the product.
No — the products we buy are attached to the symbols they represent; of greater status; of more leisure; of increased comfort and superior lifestyle; of a life representing success. But here is the catch: The commodity of more is like that proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back; at some point, the “more” becomes the greater stress that makes everything less — less worthwhile, less attractive; less enjoyable. Especially when a medical condition enters the picture-perfect portrait of life.
For Federal employees and U.S. Postal workers who suffer from a medical condition such that the medical condition prevents the Federal or Postal worker from performing one or more of the essential elements of one’s Federal or Postal job, consider filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits when the commodity of more has reached a breaking point.
Consult with a FERS Disability Lawyer who specializes in Federal Disability Retirement Law, and consider whether or not the commodity of more might not be traded in for a life of less — less stress, less failure, less deterioration of one’s health.
Sincerely,
Robert R. McGill, Esquire
OPM Disability Retirement 