Yesterday, two cellular phones, a Canon digital Ixus camera, my mom's Omega watch, and some cash was stolen from my purse.
What can I do? Sure, I felt bad. I was stunned, I couldn't believe that it had happened to me AGAIN. I felt like a victim AGAIN. I couldn't believe it, was I just too trusting? Am I just not careful enough? Then again, who would have thought that it could have happened in that situation?
So, I took a few minutes to cry. And pray. And I am reminded that these are only material things.
If anything, that's what I learned the last time (when my credit card was stolen.) That you will lose things, and even if they are precious or expensive, in the end, they are only things. Yes it's money, but it was only money. There are infinitely many more things more precious than money and I am glad that I did not lose any of those precious things.
Again, I made a choice. I let myself feel bad for a day and I cried it out. Then I gathered myself together, attended to things such as replacing my phone and sim card, hugged my purse, and promised myself that I would be EXTREMELY careful in the future.
Things do happen for a reason. What matters is, how you deal with it. Dwell on the past? Or move on and learn? I chose the latter. As I always try to do. After all, what did I lose that cannot be replaced? (Except for my mom's watch maybe. I'm so sorry Mom.)
What can I do? Sure, I felt bad. I was stunned, I couldn't believe that it had happened to me AGAIN. I felt like a victim AGAIN. I couldn't believe it, was I just too trusting? Am I just not careful enough? Then again, who would have thought that it could have happened in that situation?
So, I took a few minutes to cry. And pray. And I am reminded that these are only material things.
If anything, that's what I learned the last time (when my credit card was stolen.) That you will lose things, and even if they are precious or expensive, in the end, they are only things. Yes it's money, but it was only money. There are infinitely many more things more precious than money and I am glad that I did not lose any of those precious things.
Again, I made a choice. I let myself feel bad for a day and I cried it out. Then I gathered myself together, attended to things such as replacing my phone and sim card, hugged my purse, and promised myself that I would be EXTREMELY careful in the future.
Things do happen for a reason. What matters is, how you deal with it. Dwell on the past? Or move on and learn? I chose the latter. As I always try to do. After all, what did I lose that cannot be replaced? (Except for my mom's watch maybe. I'm so sorry Mom.)
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