These days I have devouted myself to revision until I could almost go mad, so I decided to take a day off from books and lecture notes and went for a road trip with my father to a remote area, far away from the concrete jungle.
We went to a mall, a very tiny mall. My father had to attend a short meeting, so I had to take a lonely stroll there. The mall was in a rather old building and things sold there were common and unbranded. No Gucci or Zara, not even VJ or Applemints.
And so, I started my journey, exploring every corner of the building, scrutinizing every detail of mall and studying the behaviors of everyone that I walked past. As I was becoming a little bored, I decided to walk to the fashion department, to check out ‘how bad taste clothes can be’.
On my first sight, I decided that none of them would catch my eyes, yet after a short while, not only they caught my eyes, they too opened my eyes.
The clothes there and what I usually saw at Times Square were much of a muchness, but of course, they were cheaper. I felt kinda cheated.
I too, realized I have been too concerned with brands and names. I need to stop my unnecessary quest for greater fulfillment and experience a new level of gratitude now…I just want to live simple and happy :)
"studying the behaviors of everyone that I walked past"
ReplyDeleteI guess you have ALSO pick up the hobby or interest to observe the people around you though they could be strangers.