Skip to main content

#nulisrandom2015 Day 2: Enough is never enough.

Perlu diakui kita ini sering tidak mudah puas. Baik dalam mencapai prestasi ataupun memiliki barang idaman.

Tidak cepat puas sebenarnya adalah hal yang baik. Jika kita mudah puas, maka kita dengan mudahnya berhenti berusaha dan dengan gampangnya berhenti.

Pada saat kuliah, ada 1 dosen yang sangat tough. Amanda Coady namanya. Dapat nilai 7 untuk mata kuliah dia, itu sudah syukur alhamdulilah. Tapi saya ngga rela cuma dapat 7 (thanks to my Asian blood!). Saya mencoba untuk dapat nilai 8 bahkan kalau bisa 9. Well, akhirnya mentok cuma dapat 8.5 di mata kuliah marketing communications.

Rasa tidak cepat puas ini saya bawa sampai sekarang. Apalagi my ex boss adalah seorang perfectionist. Kalau saya melakukan kesalahan dalam pekerjaan, bisa saya pikirkan siang malam.

Tapi tanpa sadar, rasa tidak cepat puas ini saya bawa dalam aspek kehidupan saya yang lain. Yaitu dalam penampilan dan barang-barang yang saya miliki.

Sudah punya 1 baju merek tertentu, eh ngerasa kenapa kok ngga 2? Window shopping di Instagram dan melihat ada 'new release! Limited stock', langsung stand by dan jadi pertama yang beli koleksi terbaru.

Alhasil gaji berapapun ngga akan sanggup mencukupi "kebutuhan". Gaji 5 juta, beli 1 baju bermerek dan 1 sepatu, akhir bulan cuma bisa makan indomie. Gaji 10 juta, harusnya ngga perlu ada acara makan indomie di akhir bulan. Eh, tapi jadi kepengen beli 2 baju, 2 sepatu dan gadget baru, dengan alasan sekarang lebih mampu. Tapi akhir bulan makan indomie lagi.

Jadi harus gimana? Lebih baik mudah atau tidak mudah berpuas diri?

Berambisi boleh. Selalu belajar dan berusaha untuk jadi lebih baik malah lebih boleh. Tapi di saat yang sama, kita harus bisa mencukupkan diri dengan apa yang kita punya. Jangan sampai menginginkan apa yang tidak kita punya itu membuat kita jadi bersikap negatif.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

What would you do if you could live another life

What would you do if you could live another life just for one day? This line is quoted from "Last Chance Harvey" . I have watched this film twice and still feel so touched everytime I watch it. Kate Walker, the main character in this film, uttered this question to Harvey Shine. In this story, both of them lived a life that is not very happy-chappy. Kate lived in a pathetic, boring life; Harvey in a screwed one. When Kate asked this question, both of them seem to ponder: what if I could live a different life, just for one day, just to try out. This question makes me ponder, too: what would I do if I was given a chance to live any kind of life I want, just for one day? Where would I be? What would I do? Who would I be? Lately I have been thinking about the life I am living right now. Everything is so well-planned. I graduated from high school, went abroad to study, came back home to work, went abroad again to do my master, working in a reasonably good organisation, and going ho...

The unexpected wedding

Almost every girl has ever dreamt of her wedding day – what she would wear, who would come, who the prince charming is. I would say, every girl must have a certain expectation and standard when it comes to a wedding: it could be grand, small celebration, family only, destination wedding – you name it. My dream wedding happens to me a small, close friends and family only wedding. If you grew up in the 90s, you would know a boy band called 98 degree. They had a song titled ‘I do’. If you search on YouTube, you will find the video clip, which shows a beautiful wedding ceremony. That’s my dream wedding! My whole life, I was picturing that. Twelve years ago, I started dating this guy, who is now my husband. His family background is very different than mine. Among other things – which we thankfully have tolerated and worked on – the way to throw a wedding party is totally different. His dream wedding party is ‘tell the world I am getting married’-kind of party. Yes, he wanted grand...

Cold Feet

One of my closest friends is getting married tomorrow another one in May another one in November. and an ex-classmate is also getting married in April/May. and, I dreamed about getting married last night. I remember some months ago I was so enthusiastic with the idea of getting married. Although I knew that our relationship was not yet ready for that stage, I was so pushy to Stefy. I had asked him when exactly we would get married. Ah well, it was all the flashy things that I longed for. Right now, what I want is to avoid it! I am just not brave enough to throw myself into this new status. Don't get me wrong, I am probably just like any other girls out there who like the beautiful wedding gown, like to be made up, like to be the queen of the night. But, have you ever considered what would happen after you wave off the guests and head to your own home, starting your new chapter of life? or what would happen after the happy chappy honeymoon? Would we then live...