Have You Looked At Your Shoes Lately?

Random thought about my life: During the week I've had plenty of time to reflect on life and 2 little incidents in recent times got me thinking about some things that happened long ago...

Some of you might have read about the sole of my Teva sandals coming off in an earlier post. Recently, I realised that one of my shoes has a hole in it when I randomly just took a look at it. These incidents got me thinking that I often don't pay much attention to my footwear and that I expected them to remain in good condition even though I subject them to much abuse due to my (often) fast-paced walking and also walking through rough terrain when travelling between my home to my bus-stop.

However, the danger when you make such an assumption is that you become complacent about the situation and you don't realise that gradually you are causing things to fall apart but you're not doing anything about it until one fine day everything just breaks down and suddenly you realise, "If only I had paid more attention. If only I knew what was going on. If only I had done things earlier to salvage the situation."

If you haven't got my drift yet, this post really is about a wake-up call to us to think about our relationships with the people around us, esp. those whom we treasure. It could be your family members, your significant other half, your close friends. Have you thought about the things you have said or done that could've hurt them and yet you didn't realise it? Amidst the hustle and bustle of our hectic lives, it would be nice to just sit down once in a while to reflect on our actions and their impact on others...