A good book is rare to find, and I just read this one book by Desi Anwar, an Indonesian News Anchor, the title is The Books of Everyday Things. I can’t say that the book has an excellent storyline, a hard-to-put-down kind of book, but this book is indeed unique in its own way. I rarely see a good punchline at the end of a book, but this book definitely has good punchlines.

"I remember when Dad died and we went through his belongings, we were amazed at how few things he owned. Aside from a few shirts (all identical), a pair of old pants, a worn tie, a set of false teeth, a cheap watch, and two pairs of shoes, his only other worldly possessions were the books that lined the shelves on the walls. We almost laughed at the modesty of his inheritance and his indifference to what others called "nice things." But in retrospect, his non-consumptive nature and his taste for worldly things were the right attitude. That in the end, when we die, we can take nothing with us, no matter how much we love those precious things. And true wealth lies not in worldly possessions, but in the breadth and richness of the mind."

This year, I want to detox myself from the need to buy new things. I admit I have too many things now, as evidenced by when I want to clean out the closet, or my room, or clean out a drawer, so many things that I once wanted so badly are now trash and taking up so much space in the house. Which is ironic, considering that now I am confused about how to pay off the debt, aaand the money was used to buy things that are now just trash. Well that’s life, life is not linear darling, it loops and I believe I am progressing forward, so slowly, due to the spiraling track. I am patient with life.

Cheers,

Karin Sabrina