Someone said... "Wallets are a lot like girls. You really have
to take good care of, because if you won't, something might
happen"... I know what he means. I just lost a wallet, and I just
lost a girl. You know, it's the exact same thing.
One day, you just realize it's gone. You try to look for it
everywhere, even going back to the places where you could have lost
it.You think, and you think hard, only to come upon a grim
realization: it's really gone.
Of course, you can hold on to some hope. After all, there have been
some very, very lucky (blessed?) people who get it back. Perhaps
you could become one of those people. You sit home and you hope
that someone would call, and that you would get it back. But then,
some time passes, and you realize that it's still gone, and you
realize that it's time to let go.
The first few days, you turn to your friends for support. Some tell
you you'll be ok, some tell you that it was your fault and that you
should have been more careful, and some tell you about their own
experiences. They give you all sorts of advice, none you haven't
heard before.
You then go out to find a new wallet, only to realize that you
don't really want a new one. You want the old one that you lost.
No, you don't want all these better-looking wallets, you want
yours, because of how comfortable it is, because of all the cards
and pictures and other stuff in it.
You go out and carry on without a wallet, keeping your money in
your pocket instead. You throw away stuff that you would have held
on to if you had your old wallet. And then, finally, you find a new
wallet you like and settle in.
You then start filling your new wallet, little by little. It still
doesn't feel as comfortable as the old one, but it's getting there.
Then you start putting in cards and pictures and other important
stuff in the wallet. Soon enough, there's as much stuff in your new
wallet as the old one. And then, after some time, you feel as
comfortable with your new wallet.
And then you realize that you've almost forgotten you ever had your
old wallet. Sure, you still remember most of the stuff you lost on
that wallet. But then again, you don't remember the feeling of hurt
that you felt when you lost it.
That's because that wallet you lost is no longer your wallet.
You're no longer holding on. This new wallet you're holding, it has
all the important cards and pictures and stuff that you need. This
is your wallet.
And this time, you tell yourself, you're never losing this
one.
---- thanks to a friend who showed me this.
