Expensive
In that afternoon, he stood there looking at this white house. The house that white house that shouts luxury just by looking at it. The open balcony in the top with few chairs to sit. The ground floor with an open area that is just few steps down the stairs from the front pool. There are plenty of relaxation chairs and the house is occupied with many windows. He said to himself it was expensive. But, worth it. He remembers his dreams when he was only 18 years old of living in a mediocre house. He did not see himself making enough to get this house. He still has to make a monthly payment to the loan. But, he owns it now and that all that matters. He said to himself, not everyone would even dream of getting something that beautiful. He stood for a while, just staring at the house to realize at the end that, what was expensive was not the house itself. The real expense was to live someone else's dream and have others' words and believes determine how his life should be lived. He realized that, he substituted living his own life, with meeting others' expectations.
If he pas to pay the bank he isn't the owner. if he didn't sell that house, he still lives by other's their expectations.
True that.. I guess, he can only own it once he pays it off.
And a place like this, it is going to take a long while to pay off the loan. Sometimes, we have to ask ourselves, is it worth buying something with that much of money, like when people spend on super expensive cars when cars themselves depreciates in value over time. House and property, may be slightly better as the value generally appreciates if the location is right.
The question "is it worth buying" is a tough one. Because, in similar situations to the one in the story, there is more or less some kind of a drive from the surroundings towards certain decisions.
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