I rearranged my room last week. I was told that the 5-drawer cabinet will be taken to have more space in the room. At the back of my mind it’s a lot of stuff to do, to take out all the clothes or whatever was inside and put it somewhere in the closet – this means I have to rearrange my clothes in the closet, sort out again if there are stuff that I haven’t worn r used for a year (that’s my ultimate deciding factor if I can’t make up my mind if I give it away).
I noticed that I actually have a lot of clothes already – it accumulated! Most of it are gifts or hand-me-downs from CFCs. I have a pile of community shirts and some hoodies. I end up giving away 2 garbage bag-full of clothes and another bag for shoes and winter outfits. Now I can fit everything and just having what I need there…
Just having what I need there…
It is not “just” but it is really having what I need. As time passes by my personal idea of my ‘needs’ bloat that even those ‘wants’ it became a part of the need. I am reminded again of what Pope Francis said, “Certainly, possessions, money, and power can give a momentary thrill, the illusion of being happy, but they end up possessing us and making us always want to have more, never satisfied. ‘Put on Christ’ in your life, place your trust in him, and you will never be disappointed! It is the detachment of those who choose to live a sober and essential lifestyle, of those who, by sharing their own wealth, thus manage to experience fraternal communion with others. This is fundamental for following Jesus Christ and being truly Christian.” In other words choose a more humble purchase, a sober and essential lifestyle.
“Lord teach me and remind me always to choose a humble lifestyle, a sober lifestyle”