Do you ever think about shoes? They're probably not an item that you give much consideration to. There are probably many other things in life that you regard as being rather more important and challenging. But shoes are a surprisingly interest subject to contemplate.
As you certainly realise, human beings weren't born wearing shoes. They're something that we choose to wear and that it's become normal to wear over the course of thousands of years. When we look for the reasons why footwear of this nature became important in the first place, we need to take a journey back through the ages.
As we do so, we come to see that humans first started wearing shoes as a means of providing protection. They could stop feet from becoming damaged on rough ground, or from getting wet as a result of walking through swamps, marshes and other forms of wet ground.
How does this fit in with your own thoughts on shoes? Many of us now think about footwear in terms of fashion and style. We choose to wear them because they look good, rather than because we think about the protection that we offer. There are exceptions, of course, but it's clear that we often take them for granted.
That's a shame, but it's maybe representative of the age in which we are living. We don't give much thought to how clothing and accessories are produced. Too few of us spend time thinking about the quality of such products. So why does any of this matter?
A key reason is because shoes can have a surprisingly large impact on our lives. Great shoes can keep our feet warm, dry and free of pain. But what about poor shoes? They can actually have the opposite effect and may even harm our feet. That helps to explain why we really should spend more time thinking about shoes.
The next time you're in a footwear store, or you're looking to buy shoes online, take the time to think about whether your potential purchases will help to make your feet more comfortable. That should, after all, surely be one of your main aims.
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