Surprisingly wisdom words can come from the most unexpected place. I never expect I could learn something over some little eavesdropping conversation between two aunties in a pasat (hokkien for wet market). Actually I am exaggerating, it’s a department store but it was crowded like a wet market. Anyway, one auntie is a seller, she was selling some expensive snacks, claiming the candies are product of excellence in taste and quality. The other auntie is an undecided buyer, not sure whether she should buy the nice looking snacks or save that money to buy something else. Here roughly how the conversation went on
Auntie Buyer : “Auntie, your snacks looks nice but it’s so expensive ler..”
Auntie Seller : “You have to try ler. You know life on earth is not long, you save money alot for what? Eventually you’ll die and you’ll regret for not trying things for life just because you want to save money. So if you can afford it, go grab it! You have to try things at lesat once in your life.”
In the end I don’t know if the auntie managed to sell her snacks as I was in a hurry and didn’t follow their conversation. Anyway, I am not sure whether the auntie really live her life in spend all must try attitude OR she simply say it to get customer buy her products and actually live a life of the totally opposite of what she’s saying LOLZ. Regardless of her intention, here is my thought. It’s true life is just a one time only, unless you believe in reincernation thingy in which I don’t 😀 There’s no turning time in life, no restarting if things got f-ed up, so generally human try to give in their best to avoid having regrets later on. But just let’s just not forget what are needs and what are wants. Frankly speaking I tend to understand what are my needs and sometimes trapped to get my wants, things that are not really necessary, unimportant. Well, thanks Auntie seller for the good reminder 😀 Hope you have a good business and I will be waiting for the next wisdom from you 😛