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Bees Abuzz

©By Vijaya Sundaram

Written in India (on Friday, July 16, 2010)

We went to the bazaar today, and I had my head spun around like cotton candy by the incandescent colors and iridescent clothes I saw. My daughter showed discernment and good taste, except when it came to certain hair clips which possessed a gaudiness that defied description.  I, on the other hand, well, I hesitated long and hard over certain things, and made snap decisions over others.

Shopping for clothes and accessories is both elevating and depressing. It’s like a quick buzz you get from certain substances, but after all is said and done, what you crave is the oldness of things you’ve always worn. The new things, gleaming and gauzy, lie like treasures waiting to be claimed. Months go by, and you go back to the Egyptian cotton blouses of plain prints you’ve always preferred over the glittering over-worked, highly decorated, over-priced dresses you’ve picked up in a moment of infatuation and uncertainty under bright lights.

And thus, women spend their days, going from one buzz to another, like so many bees among artificial flowers.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~That’s all, folks!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tags: #Colors, Comfortable old clothes, gaudy things, Shopping in India, women and shopping