When we hear the word “luxury,” the first thing that comes to mind is branded clothes, designer bags, and vacations on fancy islands. But don’t you feel like the real luxuries in life are not defined by their monetary value, but by the intrinsic value they create in our lives?
In a world that revolves around the latest trends, with innumerable products and services springing up every second, constantly pushing to upgrade everything, it becomes easy to miss the simplest forms of luxury already in our lives. And most of them are, ironically, free of cost.
I have come to understand that there is so much beauty and contentment in the quietest forms of richness. Lately, I am learning to appreciate the small things that I may have, somewhere down the line, taken for granted.
Walking into a bookstore and having my eyes light up at the sight of rows and rows of gorgeous books waiting to be devoured. Sipping a cup of Amma’s cha in my favourite mug gifted by a dear friend. Hitting a goal of 10K steps. Showing up at the gym even on days when I did not feel like it. Pudgy, tiny hands of my nephew wrapping around my neck and making me feel like a million bucks. Slow mornings of idling and tossing around in bed without the urge to spring out of it. Impromptu coffee dates with friends. Stolen moments of laughter with family over absurd jokes. The sheer freedom of not being bound to my phone, with the constant ringing of notifications demanding my attention.
And this list does not seem to end.
When I began to view these everyday moments as real luxuries, I noticed a gentle shift in my perspective towards life. I realised that I do not need to chase the next big thing or prove anything to anyone, as long as I am at peace with myself.
Real luxury is not about being flashy or showing off to the world. It is about being deeply grateful for the minuscule things and moments that you already have.
And maybe that’s where real richness truly lives, in quietness, in simplicity, and in the ordinary things that make life feel full.
Until next time, stay blessed!
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