Apr 9, 2020

I want more, so I need more

Updated: Apr 10, 2020

The more I have, the more I want.
 
The newest, latest, devices & gadgets haunt.
 
Everytime, I feel, "Yes! This is the thing!
 
That will make my life easier, happier and get my jobs done in a wink."
 

 
On an impulse, I buy the stuff.
 
Dreaming of the luxury in the life after.
 
The product arrives,
 
With no bounds to my joys.
 

 
The beauty unravels before
 
My very eyes.
 
The novelty fades,
 
And expectations die.
 

 
This wasn't such a great idea
 
After all, I think.
 
Never mind, sometimes we make
 
The wrong decisions.
 

 
I'll be more careful next time
 
And not waste a penny or dime.
 
Oh but just look at that new thing!
 
Don't you think it's fascinating?
 

 
This looks truly commendable
 
So practical and functional!
 
It is an investment and not an expense
 
I convince myself to go ahead and spend.
 

 
What I do not realise at all
 
Is the vicious cycle that goes on and on.
 
Getting more things and spending more money
 
Takes me nowhere, honey!
 

 
Keep it simple and keep it straight.
 
The easier I go, the lesser the weight
 
Of piling stuff and rising expenses
 
That only multiply my tensions.
 

 
The good old broom and old towel for the mop
 
My easy washing machine and the old gas stove
 
Serve their purpose well and don't cost me a fortune
 
Neither to purchase nor to maintain!
 

 
So does the phone I took a year ago
 
And the TV set that will anyway have my shows
 
I don't need GBs on wifi either
 
Mobile data is doing much better!
 

 
I know the story gets too long,
 
But my dear friend, do hear me out!
 
Before you spend even a penny,
 
Ask yourself do you REALLY NEED it?