And with those three little words at the start of a sentence uttered while buying my last car, my husband slammed me with a reality check and had I not been a stonger stubborn person would have launched me into severe depression.
He said "This might be the last car you will ever need." Until this moment I had never looked at any purchases I had made in this light. Suddenly my brain whirled with all the "last" purchases I might ever have to make. New furniture? Would this be the last sofa I would ever have to buy as I would or could or might expire before the sofa? A roof for the house? That lasts about 20 years so would my next roof on this house be the last one I would ever have to worry about?
Did I say looking at things this way weren't depressing? I could have been lying on that one. I don't really think I'm depressed about this but I can't help but look at things now with that in mind. This could be my "last" for a lot of things.
When I was younger and at which time it never crossed my mind that I would reach an age where I would look at things as my "last" purchase, I worried about how long it would be before I had to replace it. Had I known at that time that the time would come where I wouldn't have to worry about that next purchase date, I would have saved the worrying for now.
It really takes the fun out of shopping. I'm not in a hurry to buy that piece of furniture or that new car or any of those other major purchases. I suppose I should think of this in exactly the opposite manner and rush out and buy that little two seater convertible, red and sporty as all hell; maybe that's really what a mid life crisis is all about. Yes, I'm sure that's it. Mid life or nearing the end of life? Get it now before you expire!
I think I know why you don't see the elderly laughing and joking it up a lot. Besides the aches and pains, they may have just made their last purchase on something or their last trip somewhere or their last something or other. "This might be....."
My brother had three "last" cars.
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