The Day I Lost My Favourite Swimming Goggles

I recently lost my favourite pair of swimming goggles.

The funny part?

I barely used them.

I had bought them because I really liked them. They felt special, so I kept them safe.

I thought I would use them on the perfect swimming day.

A better day.

A proper day.

A day when everything felt right.

And somehow, while trying so hard to save them for that perfect day, I lost them.

It sounds silly.

But it made me think about how often we do exactly the same thing with our lives.

Growing up, I've seen this everywhere.

A new remote comes with a plastic cover, and we keep the plastic on it.

A new sofa gets covered so it doesn't get dirty.

A new phone stays inside a case and sometimes even has the screen protector untouched for weeks.

Good clothes are kept for "special occasions."

Nice crockery sits inside a cupboard because "guests ke time use karenge."

And sometimes, we do the same with our own lives.

We save the trip for later.

We save the expensive perfume for a special day.

We wait to wear our favourite clothes.

We keep postponing the thing we really want to do.

We keep thinking:

"Not today. Maybe someday."

But life doesn't really work like that.

The plastic cover can protect the sofa, but it cannot protect time.

The goggles could have stayed perfect forever, but they couldn't guarantee another swimming day.

And sometimes, while protecting things from being used, we forget that the whole point of having them was to use them.

Maybe we should stop waiting for the perfect day.

Use the good plates.

Wear the nice clothes.

Take the trip.

Call the person.

Open the book.

Go swimming.

Use the things you've been saving.

Because the truth is, today is also a day you once thought would be "someday."

My favourite swimming goggles taught me a very small lesson:

Use things.

Make memories.

Let the sofa get a little dirty.

Let the clothes get worn.

Let the plates get used.

And most importantly—