In this festive period, one thing is very common and that is people going deep into their pocket just to flow with the celebration. While some others are doing it with all sincerity, some are doing it either to feel belonged or to impress someone. Well, just to let you know; if you go broke while trying to impress someone, they may not help you out.
Whatever you cannot afford, you do not have to crack your pocket or run into financial debt just to have it. More so, it is not in what you wear or what you have for celebration but the heart behind them. You will agree with me that there is no wisdom trying to impress others while oppressing both yourself and your finances.
Many more celebrations will come, so if you do not have what to celebrate with now, it does not mean you will not have excess of them in the future. What you should be grateful of is for being alive. There are many that had the means and the power but are nowhere alive today.
People will always have opinions about other people (and that includes you), do not allow their opinion, which is a free gift, to create an image that will put pressure on you and damage your pocket. A friend of mine shared his concerns with me in this celebration period, he told me that he has not bought any cloth, I quickly told him to wear his old clothes a feel happy in them.
Happiness is not a function of wearing a designer outfit, it is purely a function of the heart. You need to understand that whether you travel by a Lamborghini or a Mini Cooper, you will still arrive at your destination. Whether you fly to your destination in a first class or in an economy class, when you get to your destination, you will still alight from the plane. Your sleeping and waking up is not a function of the kind of bed you slept in, so do not put pressure on yourself over what you cannot afford.
There is nothing wrong in aspiring for something big but you have to make do with what you have at the moment. The joy of life should not be tied to material things or that joy may suffer from deficiency soon. Your joy should hinge on, firstly, the gift of life, then the hope of having a better tomorrow.
It takes an extensive amount of maturity to be able to separate your temporary wants from your needs. When you understand this, then you will not allow temporary pleasure to deny your permanent joy just in the name of feeling belonged.
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