EVERYTHING I NEED…

I wonder if I can give up everything that I own, all the material things that sort of makes me, me. I know that I am not the kind of girl who can’t live without make up or perfume. I am not the kind of girl who has bags of shoes or tons of jewellery. If asked to give away these things, I would gladly do so. But then again, there are some material things that I could never give up…like this pen I’m using or even this book that I am writing in. The one most expensive thing I could never give up or at least have to think twice before giving it up is my Ipod Video. It’s not so much because of the cost of it, but what it contains. It can hold 80gb of songs, which is it’s true value. Not the monetary cost of it – but what it means to me in terms of what it contains.

So when it comes down to the bare necessities of what I need in life – everything materialistic fits into a backpack. My journal, my pens, my Ipod, a book – that’s what I will carry around, no matter where I go. If these things make me materialistic, then I have to admit that I am. That at the end of the day since I can never part with these things, maybe there is only a slight different between me and these other girls for there are things that I can’t bear to part with.

I also adore my camera. So much thought went into buying it. I bought it after saving my first $1000 after working for a few months as a teacher. So it really means a lot to me because it is something that will always remind me of my beginning days as a teacher. But at the end of the day, if for whatever reason, I had to give it up, I would. It doesn’t matter for memories and moments are best captured in my memory. Photographs are proof that moments happened. These photographs I could do without as long as I have my mind.

So at the end of the day, if you and I were to run away now, I would not hesitate to say yes because as long as you are there in this journey with me, every other material thing I need fits nicely into a backpack. With this backpack and your hand in mine, I can take on anything, even the whole world.