Too Many Options

In the afternoon, she stood in the middle of the market, in front of the locks shop. Wearing her blue jacket, grey jogger pants and white sports shoes. Holding in her hand a paper with a list of things to buy from the market. It is a new thing that she is trying. As she was trying to stop herself from buying things that she does not need. She is now trying to stick to a list. While, it does not seem to work perfectly. But, at least, she spends less time in the market right now.

Just in the front of the shop, there is this huge amount of locks. It has been almost five minutes that she is looking at the locks. They are all the same, except for their appearance. Too many colors to choose from, and each one has a different letters written on it. Some of them are not even in English! It feels like that if she did not look at each one of the locks, she will not make the perfect decision. Sometimes, it becomes like a riddle when one has too many options to choose from. She suddenly felt shy, from going back and forth in front of the same shop. Everyone around was busy, and seemingly in a hurry. She felt like the only one who was not able to choose something quickly, and it was like, all the eyes in the city were watching her. Jumping from one riddle to another, her mind was juggling so many unrealistic ideas and thoughts.

The shop owner noticed and approached her. He said: I see that you are still looking for a suitable lock. Then, he took two of the locks and told her that they are the best and they would go with almost all the colors. She immediately chose one. As she was walking away, she realized that it was not true. But, sometimes a limited number of choices is a blessing, and an instant choice, might not be a perfect one. But, it is probably better to choose, than be left with just options.

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