THINGS THAT DRAGS US DOWN

1. Having a bad job, gosh I know this and I’m sure so of us could relate to this.

Remember waking up in the morning asking ourselves do I want this for my future

and most of all hating and dragging ourselves to work.

2. Being and feeling fat and ugly. I don’t know but when I put on weight , I mean

overweight I always though how ugly I am in front of the mirror. How much my face

fills up the mirror space, how much I unappealing i am in those jeans and shirts. I

remember passing by a mirror in a shopping mall and commenting how hideous

was that man that just walks by without realizing that I was actually looking at

myself.

3. Having a bad boss. This is another relatable experience, having a bad boss that’s

boring, unapproachable, uninspiring and most of all a womanizer that only would

react if you have big boobs and downward opening.

4. Having financial problems. I been there, having to collect every single penny in

your pocket and thinking how lucky I am if I could strike lottery.

5. Feeling old and unwanted. I haven’t been there but when I mum retired from

work , she felt so old ,unworthy and unwanted. How extra sensitive she was with

every single comment comes from anybody’s mouth but now after a few years she

finally subside and the matter doesn’t really occur anymore.

6. Being betrayed. This is either by our own family members or very close friends

because it doesn’t hurt as much from the person we didn’t care.

7. Being alone and single. This is a mid crisis dilemma for all of you single people out

there. You just couldn’t find someone you really like. Sometimes with the high

expectation and the present married situation around us we opted to stay single but

then we are alone it tends to get lonely and that terrifies us.

8. Need to up some of yours here.

HOW MUCH DO WE NEED

Have we ever ask ourselves “ How much do we really need” and morally we would say just enough but is enough … enough.?

I was in a dilemma lately of wanting to buy a new knapsack and a toil bag for my Europe holiday. Yap…. The bag I bought just a year ago from Phuket snap and to me it is still usable but then I thought would it be sheik if I could have a brand new backpack on my trip to London.

Then I went for my bag hunting in all the departmental store in Bintulu, only to find that all their bags are not only hideous but also very expensive. Then finally I went to this new departmental store and find a generally nice looking and cheap travelling bag, but then I have this voice keep on pestering my head asking “ Do you really need this”.

The finally its pay day and I drag a friend to the store and ask for his opinion on the bag and without dismay he told me that its not worthy to buy because not only that the bag is still considered expensive but its also not that practical because the compartment space is so limited.

So…. I after thinking about it , then I realize the voice on my head is practically telling me something but I didn’t want to listen. I was too naïve and focus of my needs and craving that the question of “ Do I really need it” doesn’t really occurs inside my mind.

Sometimes we are too consumed with having a lot of things, without us thinking how much do we really need it. Instead we could save more and make do with the things that we have. How in the third world people are starving of hunger and here we are shopping lavishly without even thinking one minute.

Ok, back to my story.. I finally didn’t buy the travelling bag but instead went back home and stitch my one year old knapsack bag and its as good as brand new. It felt good but most of all it made the voice inside my head stopped and I pride myself for thinking twice before buying things. So from now onwards whenever we want to buy things , think again and ask ourselves “ Do we really need it and How much do we really need it “. Listen to the voice in your head and see how much pride you have for what you stand for, and look on the bright side at least you still got the money you’re about to spent.