If the shoes fit..

Recently during shopping, my wife passed a shirt for me to try. It said “Extreme Slim Fit”. Now I used to wear slim fit shirts, but it has been ages since I bought any new ones and this shirt even had the word ‘extreme’ on it. I had to try it on.

It was a nice shirt too with bright white and some colours, accents at the right places without being maudy or gaudy, and seems to have the right length of arm (I normally have problem with this, as I have a slightly long arm. No I am not an ape). I tried the shirt it on and paraded between the racks as I walked to the mirror. It looked fine. I looked smart. But, there was slight bulge in at my front. It weren’t there if I hold my breath. I related this to my wife.

She said that I should face the facts; I can’t wear slim fit shirt anymore.

I reluctantly left the shirt on the rack. She added, “Yes, the shirt looks great, the fabric looks great, the cuttings look great, but it doesn’t look great when worn.” Which I agree and set my thoughts on how some things in life seems great when you look at them, but they just don’t fit you (literally) or your lifestyle. We might envy someone’s achievement or certain kind of freedom, but it comes with sacrifices that is simply not worth the suffer (at least to you). Conversely certain things might fit you well, but you can’t go around forcing people to do it too because they might not have the same feelings that you feel.

So if the shoes, or the shirt fits, then wear them. If don’t, let them be.

Thank you for reading.

Similar Posts

  • Gatherings and Gratefulness

    It’s almost the end of Syawal, but for Malaysian, this doesn’t stop us from celebrating Eid, or Hari Raya, through having ‘open house’. I had a problem to describe this to a Chinese neighbour, I simply said it’s a Malaysian party. What I find best about these gatherings is they make me feel grateful of…

  • Life Coaching

    Recently I listened to this podcast discussing about coaching and it struck me how coaching is like having your family behind you, most of the time. To be clear, coaching here is not the sport coaching where a coach teaches the team the game plan and shouts from the sideline, but this coach talks about…

  • Life After Death

    I was listening to a song today, some rapper who said, “You die twice; once when you’re not alive and once when you’re forgotten”. I don’t agree with that especially so because in Islam there is life after death, but the phrase got me to think what would happen when I die, in the sense…

  • If It’s Worth It

    On the first of September 2025, Wan Muzni passed away at the age of 72 years old. She was attended by her family and friends. Others who heard the news were also grieved by it, I am sure, as I was. Madam Wan, as her students normally would address her, was my favourite teacher. She…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *