Today there was a big sale for one of the most popular brand. Since I was going to the same building to check out something, I have decided to go and see if I could find a small backpack. I've waited patiently in line (Which went pretty fast), took the elevator, got my bag checked in and ready to step into what it looked like a "battlefield" (Just exaggerating). There I saw crowded exciting shoppers fumbled at the bags which laid out on the table , with prices marked off by half. As I became one of those exciting people, my adrenaline began to rise. I wanted to call my friends and people to see if they were interested as well. If not that they might 走雞.
After I have found what I was looking for (Finally, a backpack I wanted), I didn't give up searching for other merchandises. I looked at all the colors, the styles, the marked off prices, my hearts skipped few beats. Like other enthusiastic shoppers, I kept fumbling the bags from different tables and kept thinking of reasons why I should get them. I asked myself, "should I get them?", "should I get them?", but a voice kept repeated back saying. "No, don't get it", "no don't get it". I felt my blood pressure rising.
As a walked back and forth among the crowds of excited shoppers, I stopped to look around, seeing others carrying dozens of bags at once, with different colors and different size, I wondered to myself. "What am I doing?" I looked at my watch. It was way past the time that I had to do something which I'd planned to do, and something important. But I'd bargained my time by giving it to what it was a quick pleasure of "bargain collection" for bags. With courage (Yes, it took a lot of courage), I put down the bags that were hanging all over me, and decided to walk out of the door, walked past the excited shoppers, and leave all the "bargain" behind. I have decided to "clear my mind" and rethink if they are what I need.
You would think I'd regret it afterward. Surprisingly, I felt the opposite. I felt my blood pressure, and my heart's intensity calmed down as I walked down the street. At first, of course, I wasn't too willing to leave all my "bargain" behind, but realizing that I had something more important to do, I left the place, went to the library, and focused on my study.
The story hasn't ended yet. After studying, I wanted to go back to the place again. This time, I wasn't jeopardizing my time in doing other important things for this seemingly "now-or-time" bargaining spree, but I have thought about what I just needed to get, without being greedy. At the end, I got a backpack, which I needed, and something else for others. Most importantly, my heart's at peace. : )
Today I'd learned an important lesson, which is not to bargain our way to short term temptations and satisfactions. I realized that sometimes the things that we buy, might not be the things that we necessary need. I wonder how many of those exciting shoppers who purchased more than five bags would use each bag more than 10 times, before they have their attentions to other brands and sales. Learning how to spend wisely, it's a virtue, and a good habit. I want to set my goal, to only buy the things I need, not the things I don't necessary need, but for temporary pride, pleasures, and satisfaction.
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