“The most important things in life are NOT things.”
In the past, I allowed myself to become really attached to my things. Whenever I would try to organize my bookshelf or closet I would find it really hard to part with anything, even if I never used it or even looked at it. The interesting part, though, is that any items that I ended up giving away, I never ended up missing at all! Who would have thought!
Have you ever went through your closet or storage room and discovered all kinds of things that you never use, but are still reluctant to part with them? I know I have experienced this recently. My husband and I were doing some Spring cleaning – room by room we went through our stuff with the intent of getting rid of clutter.
While doing this I discovered that I attach memories to stuff, and even if the item is completely useless and will just remain on the shelf collecting dust, for some reason it feels like I would be violating some kind of fundamental law by getting rid of it. My husband, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to allow himself to become attached to things at all, which makes it really easy for him to get rid of any unnecessary items.
I wouldn’t consider myself to be someone who is materialistic. Most material things are not all that appealing to me. In fact, for the most part I would say that I am a very contented person. I don’t really enjoy shopping because I seldom want to buy anything. It just has no attraction for me. I am happy as long as I have enough food to eat, a place to live, and special people to share life with.
I used to be different. When I was a lot younger I used to want to buy new clothing all the time. I loved to buy sweaters, and whenever I got a chance I bought another one. Foolishly I also used to want to buy the most expensive brand name clothing and shoes. I think the main reason was because I wanted to fit in with everyone else, and it seemed to me that everyone else wore Nike shoes and Mondetta clothing. I also used to spend every last penny on junk food and renting movies.