I am neither a
spendthrift nor an impulse buyer. But at times the temptation is too much. And
this has taught me a valuable lesson. I visited a prestigious shop one day and
was attracted to a brown handbag which was unique beautiful
and big enough for my stuffs. I had to buy it. I never got to use the bag due to the fact
that I had to carry a laptop most of the time to the office and during the
field trips. This bag was completely forgotten.
Now, three
months later, I saw a handbag in one of the shops, it was brown and beautiful
and I immediately fell in love with it. I bought it. I had a nagging feeling
that I had seen such a bag somewhere or with someone but I could not remember
where or with whom. Of course as usual, I did not use it immediately. After
some days, I got the chance to use my handbag and match it my brown clothes and
as I was removing the handbag, I could not believe it as I saw to identical
handbags in fact by the same manufacturer one was a shade browner than the
other but I could not even tell which one I bought first and in which shop. I
could not return any of them to the shop since I had long thrown the receipts.
How could I? I
kept asking myself. I should have bought something else at least essential. But
the milk had spilt and could not be collected. I learnt a hard lesson on the
need of self discipline and particularly planning. It’s your turn to choose, and
choices have consequences, would you rather suffer the pain of discipline or
the pain of regret?
