Does the temptation to buy tomatoes amount to suffering from OCD?
I am obsessed with collecting tomato seeds and growing them. Until I am successful and have a decent tomato patch, I will continue to buy them.
I can't walk into a supermarket and not go to the veggies aisles in particular where the tomatoes are placed even if I do not have t-o-m-a-t-o on my shopping list for the day. I still must wiggle my way there just to check them out and the chance of me putting some into my trolley even though there are tomatoes at home has always been high.
I always thought I was the only one to behave in such a manner until today. Well so I was at the supermarket standing in front of a huge box of tomatoes. It didn't help that the tomatoes were huge; have grooves and just of the perfect ripeness. On top of that, the packer was opening boxes and boxes of them and piling them up to form a little mountain where eager hands were waiting to grab them.
Off course out of the many hands, one belongs to me. I never imagine that one day I would be selecting and buying tomatoes as if I was buying a designer's handbag.
An elderly lady who was beside me looked up and sheepishly said: "I can't resist all these tomatoes. They're so nice. I have some tomatoes at home but I still can't resist them."
There was a familiar ring to what she said as if she was speaking on my behalf.
"It's alright to buy more." I told her sounding all serious and grown up as I smiled secretly to myself.
Off course out of the many hands, one belongs to me. I never imagine that one day I would be selecting and buying tomatoes as if I was buying a designer's handbag.
An elderly lady who was beside me looked up and sheepishly said: "I can't resist all these tomatoes. They're so nice. I have some tomatoes at home but I still can't resist them."
There was a familiar ring to what she said as if she was speaking on my behalf.
"It's alright to buy more." I told her sounding all serious and grown up as I smiled secretly to myself.
