In that afternoon, he stood there looking at this white house. The house that white house that shouts luxury just by looking at it. The open balcony in the top with few chairs to sit. The ground floor with an open area that is just few steps down the stairs from the front pool. There are plenty of relaxation chairs and the house is occupied with many windows. He said to himself it was expensive. But, worth it. He remembers his dreams when he was only 18 years old of living in a mediocre house. He did not see himself making enough to get this house. He still has to make a monthly payment to the loan. But, he owns it now and that all that matters. He said to himself, not everyone would even dream of getting something that beautiful. He stood for a while, just staring at the house to realize at the end that, what was expensive was not the house itself. The real expense was to live someone else's dream and have others' words and believes determine how his life should be lived. He realized that, he substituted living his own life, with meeting others' expectations.

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Naquela tarde, ele ficou ali parado, observando a casa branca. Aquela casa branca que, só de olhar, transparecia luxo. A varanda aberta no andar superior, com algumas cadeiras. O térreo, com uma área aberta situada a poucos degraus da piscina da frente. Havia muitas espreguiçadeiras, e a casa era repleta de janelas. Ele pensou consigo mesmo que aquilo custara caro. Mas valera a pena. Lembrou-se de quando tinha apenas 18 anos e sonhava em viver em uma casa comum; jamais imaginou que ganharia o suficiente para comprar aquela casa. Ainda precisava pagar as prestações do financiamento, mas agora ela era sua — e isso era o que importava. Pensou que nem todo mundo ousaria sequer sonhar em ter algo tão belo. Permaneceu ali por um tempo, apenas contemplando a casa, até perceber, por fim, que o verdadeiro custo não estava na casa em si. O custo real fora viver o sonho de outra pessoa e permitir que as palavras e crenças alheias determinassem como sua vida deveria ser vivida. Percebeu que havia trocado a vivência de sua própria vida pelo atendimento às expectativas dos outros.