Willy, Youyi and me were sitting at Banggawan Solo, talking about Youyi's new adventures of job searching. He has applied for Operations Executive position at Geylang shipyard and the job scope was to make sure all imports and exports of chickens were in good order and shape. Mr Willy came a little later in cab after he was shot in the back by some last minute, razor sharp broken arrow. By the time we start having our coffeee, it was about 9:10pm.
I was a little hungry and decided to get a double cheese burger as snack. This cheese burger that i wanted, i had thought of it wanting to get it when i was walking around the mall with Youyi half an hour ago while waiting for the "VIP" (Willy). I left them at the table and went ahead to grab my cheese burger.
I set myself up in the queue and look around to see if i can get other burger. I look at the $2 everyday promotions poster at Macdonalds' staring hard at it and saw my double cheese burger at $2. Then i decided to see what other burger i can have for and i look around finally deciding that the $2 double cheese burger is the only burger that is cheap and at $2. I waited patiently in the queue til i saw the lady in front of me ordered something $2 paid and left. It looks like a burger. A burger with yellow wrappings around. Ah... McChicken...
I glanced back at the poster and i wondered... Did i, in my pursuit of my desires, of things that i want, missed out on other things that would have made me better off? YES! I must have missed out on wonderful moments in my blind and relentless pusuit of wants. This incident show me how easy it was for me to lose touch with my senses. Even though, i ain't blind, i failed to see and realise. I was so keen and focused on getting the double cheese burger that i lost sight of the McChicken that was in fact more obvious to the eyes in the poster. I hope i would realise many such moments in my life and retify my actions.
I had my McChicken and felt happier...
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