"Someone asked me why I always buy rubber shoes, saying I already have so many shoes, how will I even wear them all. I just smiled and said it has a story that I can't forget.
During my high school days, it was really difficult because we were many siblings, almost all in high school at the same time, and I was the youngest. We would go to school sometimes with allowance, but often without, and we would just walk to school, a 30-minute walk. My shoes back then were just one pair and cheap, but I took good care of them because my father bought them. One time, I ran to one of my subjects because I was a bit late, but sadly, my shoe broke, the spike came off. I was so embarrassed at that time because many people saw it and laughed at me, so I just went home carrying the broken shoe. I cried so much then, and it was there that I thought that when I finished my studies and started working, the first thing I would really buy is expensive shoes, and not for my high school days. That happened to me in college too, but I used it as inspiration. Aside from God, it was also one of my motivations to reach my goal. And by God's grace, I finished my studies and was able to work abroad. That's why when I like a pair of shoes, I really buy them because it's one of my ways of facing [the world], to have shoes that are a bit expensive and won't easily break. So when someone asks me why I keep buying shoes when I already have so many, I just smile because they don't know my story, why I love shoes so much. I just can't forget that time; even now, it still makes me want to cry.
Comments