When speak of the book or the movie Confession of a Shopaholic, one can't stray from mentioning the protagonist of the story - Rebecca Bloomwood. The book did peak my interest but the movie sold me, but I have to confess that I enjoyed the movie mostly because of Isla Fisher. She was a genius in the movie. Until today, now that I am starting to reflect back on my life and on myself, I realized that I could have learned something about Miss Bloomwood because something about her and the things that she highlights in the her story, is heavily similar to me - my bad habits and my lifestyle.
It's been, what, almost 8 months since I blogged and it's not because I have nothing to blog. I just put priority on other matters and what is worse, matters that are not important to me. What a good person of my position right now would have done is worked hard and focus on my current job and try my best to do better for my family and of course, just be completely honest with the people around me and especially with myself. Sounds very much like Becky, doesn't it? And just like Becky, I too have a problem with spending unnecessarily. I don't even know why I am blogging about this because what I'm doing to myself is literally exposing myself, I don't know if this is a good thing or bad thing but I am praying that this will result in something good in the future. Let me break it down.
Becky Bloomwood is an avid shopaholic but what drives her to shop unlimited-ly is her desire for luxurious goods and of course one cannot deny that the act of shopping is actually very fulfilling. Just like everything else. Like reading, fishing, drawing etc. Shopping is an act of hobby for Becky, and like any other hobbies, it takes her to this world that is not her reality because her reality is far from calm and peace. I get that. My world is tight and flustered and money don't come by easy so when I do get access to cash, I splurge - which is wrong because I have splurge on money trusted to me to spend on other things that doesn't benefit myself alone except what I splurge on myself is usually food. And just like Becky, I dream of a life of luxury. Of course not crazy luxury like the Kardashians or the many millionaires out there. You see, by earning millions it means you got to pay millions in taxes as well so I rather just earn enough to help my family and ensure we live comfortably.
Getting over this bad habit of mine should be easy. Becky Bloomwood sure makes it look like that. But that's a life of a fiction and that is another bad habit of hers that I have. I'm trying my best to just stay grounded, put my feet on the ground and really focus on just getting better and improve but just like many Muslims out there, the whispers of Satans is a lot louder. Not that it is an excuse as acknowledging this is sure enough a clear message to myself that I have to figure it out. While the world of fiction makes things looks possible, the real world is really not that easy. This is where Becky and I draws our difference but just like Becky, I have to make things right. Just unlike Becky, I have to use my own logic and the logic of this real world, to try and get better, right?
BTW, if you have never read the book, Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, well, I recommend you should. If you are an avid reader, it's a good way to spend that free time, imagining yourself in a world of material goods and quirky personalities. If you love Chic Flicks, oh this book is definitely for you. I'm not one who loves Chic-Lits but I do enjoy reading this.
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