Hvad er din luksus? - What is Your Luxury?

For lang tid siden læste jeg en artikel, der omhandlede en ung designer, der levede meget spartansk, fordi han var under uddannelse. Han indrømmede, at han gerne ville gøre mere ved sin lejlighed, men der var simpelthen ikke penge, så det måtte vente. Men han følte alligevel, at der var luksus i hans tilværelse.

Han elskede sengetøj af god kvalitet og sølv lysestager. Det var hans luksus.

Sølvlysestagerne var genbrug, som stod i en stor klase midt på hans secondhand spisebord, og i al deres enkelthed så ud som... luksus. Sengetøjet var af god kvalitet, og han elskede nystrøget, velduftende, glat sengetøj - lige som mig! Måske var det derfor, at jeg læste artiklen med så stor interesse.

Men da jeg læste artiklen, fik jeg en klar fornemmelse af, hvad jeg føler, der er luksus i mit liv. Det er de ting, som fungerer for mig år efter år. Mit sengetøj, min hårbørste, min store sorte taske o.s.v. De ting, som jeg tager som en selvfølge og ikke tænker på at udskifte med noget nyt, bare for at skifte til noget nyt.

Måske er det sådan, det hænger sammen. At reel luksus ikke drejer sig om at eje det dyreste eller det nyeste, men om at eje ting, der fungerer, så man aldrig får impulsen til at udskifte det?

Denne unge designer havde en sund, gennemtænkt måde at gøre tingene på. Han har ikke råd til at gøre præcis, som han har lyst til nu, men han køber ikke noget bare noget for at 'fylde ud'. Han bygger sit hjem langsomt, og de ting, han køber, er kommet for at blive.

De fleste mennesker ejer så mange ting, at de ting, der virkelig fungerer, drukner i mængden, og de fleste af os ejer allerede, hvad vi har brug for.

Så tænk over, hvad luksus er for dig? Måske er det ikke den næste nye ting, men noget i dit hjem, som allerede fungerer og gør noget godt for dig? Når du har fundet ud af det, behøver du måske ikke gå på jagt efter mere!

Så enkelt er det måske at definere luksus?

Jeg bliver aldrig træt af mine gamle Nagel-stager

I never get tired of my old Nagel candle holders

Og denne gamle skønhed kommer heller ikke til at skifte hænder

And this old beauty will never change hands either

Det er et par ting af de ting, som giver luksus til mit liv

These are a couple of things, which add luxury to my life

A long time ago I read an article about a young designer, who lives in a very spartan way, because he still is studying. He admitted, that he wanted to do something to his flat, but the money wasn't there, so it had to wait. But he still felt, that he had luxury in his life.

He loved bed linen of good quality and silver candle holders. That was his luxury.

The silver candle holders were bought 2nd hand, and he had bought them one by one after careful consideration. They were standing on the middle of his table in a circle and in all their simplicity they looked like... luxury. The bed linen was of good quality, and he loved it, when it was ironed and smelling nice - just like I do! Maybe that was why I read the article with such big interest.

But when I read it, I got a clear idea about, what I feel is the luxury in my life. That is the things, which have been functioning for me year after year. My bed linen, my hairbrush, my big black bag etc. The items, which I take for granted, and don't think about replacing with something new - just to get something new.

Maybe that is the way, it is. That real luxury isn't about owning the most expensive or the most trending items, but to own things, which work, so  you never get the impulse to change it?

But this young designer had thought out a way how to do things. He didn't have the money to do exactly, what he felt like right now, but on the other hand he didn't buy something else to 'fill out' the space. He built his home slowly and took the time to think about, that the things, he buys, have come to stay.

Most people own a lot of things. So many, that the things, which really matters, are drowning in the piles, and most us already own all the stuff, we need.

So give it a thought - what do you consider is luxury for you? Maybe it isn't the next new thing, but something, which you already own and is working well for you? When you have found that out, you might not go hunting for the next new purchase!

Maybe that is the simple way to define luxury?