Through our life, we will have many temptations come knocking on our door even when we were at the happiest stage of our life. Prospect of a much higher-paid job, bigger house, more beautiful girl friend, nicer boy friend.
I have my equal share of temptations through the years. To make the matter worst, they seems to be more refined to what I want! I guess on the other hand, the older we are, we have a clearer picture of what we want, and hence the alternative options seems more tempting and inviting!
Yesterday, for the 2nd time over the last 1 years, I am again tempted with the opportunity of owning a sweet Fairlady… and this one is beyond what I wished for! It’s a Pearl White, 370z convertible just like the picture. Very low mileage, well maintained by the same workshop I frequent, mode to its perfection.
Yes, my heart goes wild with the image of me driving the Fairlady, feeling the wind through my hair, painting the town red… yes, I love the image of being the lady that owns the car, before 40s, and enjoying the ride of my life. BUT my head rules… there are bills to pay, mouths to feed, financial planning rules kicks in, depreciation vs. appreciation bla bla bla….
I guess at times, we just need to stop our heart from ruling, and make the right choice to live in reality.
Well done!
Especially important to make the right BIG choices (husband, house, car, career).
With smaller choices, like whether to watch Transformers 3, it doesn’t matter if we make mistakes, i.e. watching it…