Shoes and the wisdom of being“ Clueless”
EDITOR’ S NOTE
The other night while camped out on my sofa and flipping through channels, I came across the movie“ Clueless”, which I haven’ t seen in years.“ Clueless” is a comedy directed by Amy Herkling that stars Alicia Silverstone as the lead character named Cher Horowitz, a high school student in Beverly Hills, who, on surface, may seem shallow and dippy. However, each time I watch the movie, I grow a deeper understanding of the true wisdom of Cher Horwowitz...
There is one quote from the movie that stands out for me. When teased by her friends why she is“ saving herself” for a certain person, Cher calmly replies:“ You see how picky I am about my shoes and they only go on my feet.”
Maybe Cher is on to something that in my 20s and 30s I never really“ got“ until now. Maybe dating and finding a partner is not as complicated as we make it. Many single people join dating sites, social clubs, agonizing over never being able to find the right person but maybe it comes down to looking for a partner is like looking for a good pair of shoes.
If we look in our closet, we might see shelves filled with past purchases that can give an insight to our dating past, present and future. We may find shoes we should have thrown out, never purchased in the first place or ones that no matter what we just can’ t let them go. We have the pair that seemed like a great purchase at first; the pair that had so much potential, but sadly always taking in for repairs. Rather than having it resoled or constantly having the heel replaced, the shoe just seems never to live up to our preconceived standards.
Then there is the pair we desperately want to
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work but time after time, we find our feet swollen, blistered and making us just have to admit no matter what we do, a bad fit is a bad fit.
Moving on we see our tried and true loyal stand-by; the pair is solid, functional, or our“ go to” shoe when we are in a pinch, but still in our mind lacks the spark we feel we need so we keep searching. Lastly, we have the pair to show our wild side, the high, dangerous and sexy heel. We know this is one we can not wear every day and. sooner or later, the fun and excitement will wear off.
But at the end of the day, we just search for a million things in one pair of perfect shoes: a pair of shoes that we can dress up or down, a strong, sturdy heel and a classic that will never go out of style; one that has the comfort of a sneaker and the style of Christian LouBoutin with some room to wiggle our toes. The perfect fit.
Topaz
SPECIAL EDITION 2013