My friend asked me to go with her to Goodwill store (a nonprofit organization). It was my first time going there.
What caught my eye in the store?
A heart-shaped stand.
So, my inner child and my rational adult had a little argument at that moment.
Inner child: I want it.
Rational adult: No, we already have a lot of things that we don't really need.
Inner child: It's okay, just to have one more thing.
Rational adult: No, that's why we have a lot of things.
Inner child: But it is really pretty, and you know I like heart-shaped things.
Rational adult: It's not really a fine piece, and has been used by someone.
Inner child: Because it was handmade.
Rational adult: $15 is not worth it.
Inner child: I think the unique design should be worth it.
In the end, you know who won the argument!
我的朋友說想到 Goodwill 二手貨店(非營利慈善團體，貨品由人捐出)逛逛，我沒去過，所以就與她同往。
在店内，什麼東西讓我盯上了？
心形的架子。
結果，内在小孩和理性成人在那爭論了一會。
内在小孩：我想要。
理性成人：不，我們已有太多不需要的東西了。
内在小孩：沒關係啦，就只多這個而已。
理性成人：不可以了，就是這樣所以越來越多東西。
内在小孩：不過這個好看，你知道我喜歡心型的東西呀。
理性成人：這個成品並不很優秀，而且是已被用過舊的。
内在小孩：那因為是某人的手工品嘛。
理性成人：$15，不是很值得買。
内在小孩：我認為它的設計獨特，值得啊。
最終，你應該知道誰會贏爭論！
13 comments:
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Simon
I have the same arguments with myself, but they usually involve chocolate, rather than furniture.
Steve
I like it! GoodWill has some good deals, and you are supporting the people who work there. If it makes you feel any better, I'm quite sure that I have a LOT more stuff that I don't need than you do. :)
Shannon
Goodwill is great. I dump a lot of stuff there that I would have no other way of getting rid of. You were right about the $15 though. I would have offered them $5. And they would have said no, and then I would have paid the $15, lol. It's a pretty little table, and when you get tired of it, you can donate it to Goodwill. :)
Carol
I like it !
Ooi
Inner child: I am glad, Shannon, Carol you release my guilt.
Rational adult: You girls not helping, you feeding inner child with more greed.
We are supporting your decision. *smile*
Shannon
You are supporting the good work Goodwill does both by your purchase and by your eventual donation, and taking your inner child out for a little party at Christmas! Maybe you could decoupage or paint the little table, so eventually you pass it on to someone else in better condition than when you bought it. (I am full of rationalizations!) I have a very plain bookshelf that I first painted white, then covered with a piece of lace and spray painted a silvery color through the lace. It makes a pretty design.
Carol
We should never stop feeding our inner child. Once we do, we stop having fun.
Shannon
Rational adult: Shannon, Carol Deese This post was a trap from inner child, to catch supporters.
guilty!
Carol
Inner child: Shannon, hehe.. that's why most of the times we won.
The table would look great, if you placed some plants on the shelves.
ShuLin
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