Bye Bye Materialism.

It's been already 10 days since I last posted anything. I think I should set a goal or rule so that I write in English more regularly.

To be honest, I haven't really decided yet about what I will write in this post... Umm... Ok, I think I will talk about living simpler in terms of getting away from materialism, which is my ultimate goal of my life.

I have a lot of things in my house. And... in the future, I want to live with much less stuff. I want to live more quietly. I don't want to live unsatisfied and craving for more stuff.

One of my passion is makeup. I have so many products and sometimes I look at all the products I own and say to myself, "Girl, this is A LOT!"

Yes, I love cosmetics so then, it's so natural to collect different products from different brands. Looking at all those products can be very satisfying. But then, I've started to think differently. There are many many products that have been sitting there for years. Sometimes, I go through, say, my eyeshadow collections, and bump into an eyeshadow palette that I have even forgot I had it. I knew I had way more than I needed, but that was when I realized it once again, and questioned myself, "Do I really need this much?" Do I really need all these when I, the owner, don't get hold of them?

We face a bunch of advertisements every single day. They come up whether we like it or not, and try to get us buy things. In addition, not only that, I think ads are made so that we think we're not enough, we lack of something, and we shouldn't be satisfied. They make feel not only we want the thing that is promoted, but also less confident. "Oh, I should get this thing." "I wish I had this product." "Damn, this girl in this commercial looks so pretty! Oh, I wanna look like her too..."

We buy a lot, and throw away a lot. Nowadays, we throw away things before they're actually unable to use. When was the last time you replaced your phone with a new one because the current one was broken? Perhaps this never happened to you. Do you have clothes sleeping in your closet? You bought them because they were inexpensive, and first of all, they matched that year's trend.

I'm not saying that shopping is bad, and we should all stop buying. People can't live without consumption. What I want to emphasize though is that we need to think harder when we buy something. Why do I want this product? Do I really need this product? Who or what am I trying to satisfy by buying this product?

In the future, as I said previously, I want to live with less stuff in my house. Being a minimalist sounds like a long way to go, though. And all the things I own would things that I really love, things that I really feel attached. I won't have a lot, but I'll use them for a long time. I will be surrounded by people I love rather than things that I don't really use or need. I want to spend my money on experiences or for other people more than buying something, knowing I won't be using the product the next year.

Materialism doesn't make us happy or satisfied. You can spend, spend, spend your money and feel like you're rich, but that makes your heart poor. Let's focus more on enriching our hearts and spirits.