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lesser importance than other neighbourhood store, and a pen your
questions because many objects only childhood best friend gave you as a
live to serve a single purpose. parting gift, right before he moved
away. My lamp was old and had its ivy
Still being in confusion, I thought green paint fading away, turning to a
about if this lamp was costing me a lighter tone, and a slightly scratched
lot of money right then or not. As my surface. The socket knob was quite
lamp was a one-time payment at a loose, and the lock nuts seemed like
local market, it didn’t have much of a they could fall off any second. This
cost after that day, besides perhaps lamp could’ve been my favourite
the cost on electricity, which was thing a few years ago, when the
rather insignificant. Other objects, colour green had stolen my heart, and
however, can continue to be money- when I admired floral patterns, but
sucking machines that hide in disguise now, it was something of the past,
for years. That old clock you bought a which I grew less fond of. This was it,
few years ago could be secretly I had made my decision.
costing you thousands of rupees in
maintenance and repairs. Is it worth Although the lamp was cheap, and
it? moderately used, I didn’t really like it.
So far my lamp has been proven to be I had multiple replacements for it, and
useful, at times, and cheap, but is this it lacked the flexibility to be used for
enough to declare if it’s worthy of multiple purposes. It was time for me
living in my room? No, it isn’t. It was to pick up the long green lamp, cover
time for my next evaluation; do I have him warm and cosy with bubble wrap
more than one of these objects? My and ship him to a donation drive, a
lamp was the only one from a thrift store or to be sold, for his parts.
collection of ten that stood around Either way, it was time for it to end
the house. So is it that crucial for me up with someone who actually wanted
to keep it? And again, on a broader it, and someone who could actually
perspective, is your object use it.
irreplaceable or not?
So, to effectively get rid of your
Before I took my final decision, I clutter, ask yourself a few questions.
looked at the lamp one last time and Is it serving its promised purpose? Is
asked myself the most important it replaceable? Is it constantly costing
question, “Do I even like it?” This you to spend money? How often is it
question is the most crucial because it being used? And finally, do you even
is what differentiates a mere object like is?
with nostalgia. It differentiates
between a simple pen you bought at a
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