I planned my activities for the following day before going to bed. I said I'll have an unhurried bath, empty my hamper which defined my week's schedule, I'll cook a decent meal, and probably will clean our bathroom. I woke up and went to the receiving area, laid for a moment in our couch, imagining the scrambled egg and Tender Juicy hotdog for breakfast. Then I heard the grumble of my flat mate while she's holding her hamper back to her room saying, "no water supply for today". NO WATER SUPPLY FOR TODAY? The image of scrambled egg and hotdog faded in an instant.
I was able to share this story to my cousin Anne when we were able to had a good catch up online. That day, when the water, the basic need of every human being was cut off, I found myself bargaining. That I would have wanted to have no electricity than to have no water at all. In the absence of the basics, we realize how extra ordinary they are. A patient will set aside a branded shoes as soon as her doctor will say that her leg needs amputation. Or a father will drop off a big time close deal meeting when he learned that his son got a car accident. Or a successful business man would trade his bank account to regain a cancer-free body. Or those who experienced a gargantuan destruction of typhoon who would exchange their valuables for the safety of their family. God is wise enough to give us a day when we experience a threat of losing the things and people we often take for granted on a daily basis. Because we think that they are anyway accessible everyday. They are just there. So you don't find them that eager to take care of. That day, when I heard the gushing of water in the kitchen, I ended my habit of wasting it.
What can you afford to lose in order to retain what matters most? How will you imagine a day without that very thing you needed?
It's not too late to start to declutter your life.
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