I watched a talk some time ago and it was about how we kept things and save them for later. The talk started with a story of an ornate candle that she bought and she didn't use it. She just put it in the closet because she thought it was not yet time to use the candle and that she is saving it for a special day and she forgot about it until after two years she remembered the candle and thought that it was the right time to use it. However, when she opened the box, the beautiful ornate candle that she bought had melted already. The candle has served its purpose because it was really meant to melt. But what she realized is, the candle melted without her enjoying it.
Hanna Balan
It is also just like some of the other stuff that we buy. We buy things but we don't use them because we are always saving them for that special occasion.
I bet you also have some clothes in your closet that you are saving for that special occasion. Candles that you bought that is just seating on the table without lighting it up. Shoes that's been there in the shoe rack waiting to be used. Book in the shelves that's waiting to be read. Earrings that's been hanging for over a year now without touching it.
I bet you also have that Chinaware that's been there in a cupboard for so many years now. Or maybe you have that beautiful sheets that you are saving for the time when you have special guests in your house.
Sophia Kunkel
We always save things for a special occasion or for that right time. We bought things that look good on us and yet we don't wear them because we always thought that it was not yet the right time to wear them. Or we thought that dress is too much for that occasion or sometimes we thought it's not enough. Or we thought it is too beautiful to wear for that occasion. We always hide or keep things that we bought that we thought were too beautiful to be used today. But when are you going to use it?
The talk was also about the two mindsets of humans.
One is, I am not enough and the second is I don't have enough.
Which is if you are going to think about it, we always thought that these two are always present in our vocabulary. We always thought that we are not enough and that we don't have enough, that's why we end up buying things that we thought could fill our inadequacy. However, the reality is, material things couldn't fill that inadequacy unless we change our mindset.
You see, we never know what will happen next. Life does change in an instant. What if the time to wear that beautiful dress doesn't come? What if those candles just melt without you seeing them lit up? What if those cute stiletto shoes have just worn out because you are not using them? What if you run out of time to use it?
Let's stop making excuses and enjoy using the stuff that we keep on saving for that special moment. Make today be that special day, make today be that special moment. Wear that beautiful dress over dinner with your family, Lit up that candle while you're enjoying a nice warm bath. Wear that cute stiletto and let the world appreciate it on your feet.
It may be big stuff for you but if you will really look at it. They are just small stuff that can make you smile if you use them. Don't let your life slip without enjoying it or rather don't let life melt away without having fun.
And don't let your candle melt.
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February 03, 2022
