Wednesday, September 4, 2013

lavish

It has been her issue for the longest time!

Gwenn has got everything she wants. Superficially, she is happy. But why at night she just can't seem to have a good sleep?

She works 9 to 5 in a company as a secretary. Her salary is just enough to provide for her needs and sometimes she shares to her family. But what has gone wrong?

In the office, when someone has  new stuff, she plans of buying one as well or maybe a better thing. When someone has to go on a travel in another country, she books a ticket immediately as well wanting to be equal with the others. When someone buys a new gadget or any not-so-important things, she hurries to buy for her own too. She is in the flow. 

Until one day, she learns her lesson. She finds out that there have been a big amount she has borrowed from friends or from any acquaintance. The bank suspended her credit card because on non-payment of her debts. Her car is almost on the brink of disappearance due to non-payment of its monthly amortization. She parties almost every weekend with friends in some luxurious bars where beverages cost an arm and a leg. In short, she doesn't know the definition of living frugally.

She has resorted to borrowing from one person to another but her lifestyle is the same or sometimes more lavish;  her situation has gone from bad to worse.

One day, as Gwenn walks on a street she sees an old man. This man's shirt is as dirty as grease. He points at Gwenn and laughs loudly as he walks afar. Suddenly, she thinks of money again. She thinks where can she get some amount to pay for her debts. Even in her head, she has no escape.

Too much of something is bad enough. It is true that when people enjoy luxury, they tend to ask and seek for more and more. 

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