That’s how a friend of mine reacted to my WhatsApp status one day when I posted some photos from a function I attended. The funny thing is, on that day, I had called another friend from whom
most of us hire hats. It was a Sunday, and i informed her that i will go to her house to take my pick after service. She was to see her mother around the same time and knowing me, she left her house accessible for my purpose.
I entered her “home shop”, and was exposed to a pool of hats, dresses and many more accessories. There must have been about a 70 or a 100 of those hats screaming for my attention and putting me off balance in the process. I had brought in a friend with me and she was not helpful as I was the only one who knew the kind of dress I wanted to wear on that day.
And so I searched and searched frantically and yet none of those hats, irrespective of their beauty, design and exquisite display leaped out to my face! None! Not because they weren’t cute enough, but because I knew that if I saw something that was close to what was in my mind, I would find it, the problem was, I was not so lucky on this day.
And so I left, empty handed and somewhat disappointed. I called my friend and told her that I was not successful and that I found nothing that would go with my dress bla bla bla. I just do not know if she understood me or thought I was crazy because in that room, there was literally anything that could go with any manner and color of a dress a woman can possess! My
behaviour on this day must surely have been inconsistent with women’s standard behaviour and beliefs on fashion!
And so I went back home and decided I will use one of my own hats. It was gold in color with a touch of silver here and there and to my surprise, it actually went well with my dress! Ding! And so I attended the function, I actually had two on that day.

When I got back home, I uploaded a few pictures from the day on my status and that is when the other friend saw them and asked whether or not the hat was mine.
I was curious and so I asked her why she had asked if the hat was mine. She said that she just wanted to know as these days it was common to hire than to actually own a hat.
And then it hit me as follows:
• we are living our lives these days on borrowed motivation, inspiration and assurances.
• We fail to look within ourselves and appreciate what has already been deposited in us thereby
envying the gifts of others and burning inside with jealousy.
• We are unsatisfied with our status quo so much so that we are driven to wanting and
scheming to dispossess others of what they rightfully own because we believe we deserve all
good things this life has to offer.
• We have an insatiable need to borrow resources we don’t have nor have the capacity to return
just so that we could impress people with whom we have no business whatsoever and dare I
add people who wouldn’t care less to know about the price of our possession
• In other words, we are being fuelled by borrowed energy so much so that it is actually
sickening!!! May God help us.
I guess what I am really trying to say is that, data itsika, sooner or later…….

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