Life in Clothing

As some of you may know, I use to be an avid MySpacer. Writing blogs on MySpace was a big draw for me. I was thinking recently (I know this because I don't think very often) and I was reminded of a blog that I wrote a couple of years ago about clothes. This blog kind of fell by the wayside, but it was one of my most favorite blogs that I had written. I'm not patting myself on the back or anything, it just held a lot of truth for me and it was a very important subject to me at that time in my life. It's strange how things of importance at one point seem to find their way back around to becoming important again. Anyways, please enjoy "Life in Clothing."


Clothes are a funny thing. The thing is that we all need clothes, so the search for the perfect attire is something that we all will eventually have to deal with. We might stand in front of clothing racks for hours to select one article of clothing. Why do we put so much thought and effort into these choices? It's because we're scared. We're scared of the consequences that might occur once we make our purchase. We're scared that it might not fit us. We're scared that it might not match anything else that we have. We're scared of what other people might think about it. We're scared that we might get it home, and find out about a fault that wasn't visible in the store. We're scared that we might wear it once, then forget about it. As unbelievable as it sounds, we're scared that we might have broken the hearts of the other clothes in the store that we glanced at, but passed over and left them sitting on the shelf. Sometimes, we believe that we don't even need something new, and we go on with what we already have. We're content with the wardrobe with which we have surrounded ourselves. All of these factors play a role in our selection process. Most of the time, we come home with an item that we will soon regret ever wasting money on. We begin to think that we should have taken a chance on the dress shirt, or the boot-cut jeans. So the question arises, why do we continue our search for the perfect clothing? The answer is simple. Eventually, we find it. Many times, it isn't obviously noticeable. We all have that faded t-shirt or those comfy shoes that make up our favorite attire, but we had no idea it would become that perfect piece when we bought it. We may not realize it until we've worn it several times, washed it and re-washed it, and gotten use to it. It becomes comfortable. It becomes a part of us. We become so happy that we made the decision that we made. We grow so attached to it, that it doesn't even matter what others may say or think about it. It doesn't matter if it becomes worn down, old and tattered. It's our safety blanket. It compliments us. We grow to love it. We think to ourselves, wouldn't it have been a shame if I passed this over? If I didn't take it when I had the chance? Of course, we would never know what we were missing out on. But the risk was worth the reward. Why is it so hard for us to take that risk? Why do we become content with our surroundings? Why do we give up the search for the perfect piece of clothing? Why is the pain of regret so frightening and so difficult that we can't look beyond it to see possible bliss and infinite happiness is waiting for us? Clothes......funny things.