I’m just reminded of this song by Madonna, called Material girl. I think this is an 80′s song and I could vividly remember the MTV of this song with Madonna sexily dressed with diamonds all over her and men after her.
One thing that I can confidently say about myself is that I’m not a material girl. I’m more of a foodie girl. LOL! But seriously, I can live for years without buying new clothes, shoes, bags, jewellry and etc. If I do a ‘survey’ on my closet now, I can assure you that more than 80% of my clothes are hand me downs from my sisters, given to me or bought at 2nd hand shops. Sometimes, my hubby will have to be the one to remind me to buy new clothes or something for myself. It’s either I’m stingy or I just don’t value these material things too much. But the thing is I don’t get too obsessed with materials or go at all costs to acquire these materials.
But you know what, there are also downsides of not being a ‘material girl’. Because, I don’t place too much value on things, I tend to be a bit careless with them. I can’t count how many times I’ve lost my earrings, jewelries and etc. Of course, I feel bad about losing these, but it only takes for awhile and I’ll be okay. I’ve witnessed some of my friends who cry over a lost earring or a snatched bracelet.
Where is this post heading to? Anyways, I guess I just need to place a balance for myself that I should still take good care of all these material blessings ( without getting to obsessed with acquiring them) that I have and that is called stewardship.