Monday, December 10, 2007

Unlimited wants : Do you really NEED it?


As a girl i think we all understand that shopping is a guilty pleasure and one of the most irresistible things that the world could offer. I , myself is really fond of shopping and i could just spend days shopping (or spending my parents' money) without ever feeling tired or satisfied. I would usually stop shopping when i started to realize that its not my own money that i'm spending and there are other important things to do in life besides shopping. Though, i have to admit that shopping is one enjoyable activity that could relieve me from stress and that could sometimes make me forget about time. i usually love to shop for clothes, handbags, accessories, and even food. One of the things that i don't like to shop for, in the other hand are electronic things.

We all know fashion come and go. According to Heidi Klum (a former model and reality tv presenter), "In fashion, one moment it's in, and the next thing you know it's out!". That explains why most of us are never really satisfied with what we already own. When i want something; a bag for example and i finally have it, i would be very happy about it for a while. But then i'm gonna start reading more fashion magazines and look at new trends from the new season's collection and i would most likely desire another bag. This is a problem i have that i know some of the girls (or guys) also have. But then again, you can't always have what you want and it's not easy to get money and spend it on new handbags every new season. But the desire is still within us and that desire will haunt our every minute, until we decided to buy that certain thing that we wanted.

What i usually do is think twice before i buy a certain thing that i want. I sometimes want something just because it looks pretty, whether it might be useful or not. I always have a question in mind before i buy something; am i buying this because i NEED it, or is it just because i WANT it? Then i would ask other's opinion if the thing suits me or if it is really worth the price i'm gonna have to pay for it. If i ended up not buying the thing, of course i would be upset, but hey, fashion come and go and there will always be another season coming up. There is a big possibility that there will be much better things coming out the next season and all i have to do is wait. Or i could just be thankful for what i already have and use it to the maximum. Because not everyone could be as fortunate as me, considering that there are so many people out there that even struggle just to have a decent place to live and also food to eat.

So think about what you already have. Also before buying something, think twice. Do you really NEED it? Or is it just what you WANT?

-Angelina-


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