Peter and John were good friends. One day, both of them came to an electronics shop. Peter went in and took the opportunity to browse around. John meanwhile just window-shopped from the outside. After 15 minutes, Peter came out empty handed. "Did you find anything you liked?" asked John to Peter. "Nope. I didn't need anything at all." said Peter shaking his head. "Then why did you enter the store?" John pursued with an incredulous look. Peter smiled: "How would I know I didn’t need anything had I not gone in?” This short story is an adaptation of a buddhist parable. Pause for a while. Do I  have strong opinion on subject matters that were formed by window-shopping outside the store? About the Author: "Hi! I'm a Singaporean working in Athens, Greece. I aspire to be like the swan that's here and gone. And if need be, I'll rather be the hammer than the nail. Yes, it's from that song. 123, Away, I rather sail away.... (El Condor Pasa)" Singapore Man of Leisure (welcome to my blog; just google it!) This post was written by a guest contributor. Please see their details in the post above. If you'd like to guest post for TheFinance.sg, feel free to contact me for details about how YOU can share your tips and knowledge with our community.