On Saturday Mr D'Cruz and I went to Crocs warehouse somewhere around Changi Industrial Park to participate in a shoe project under Habitat for Humanity. We have to sort out used (and new) Crocs by matching them with the exact size, design and colour, stringing them, cleaning, as well as sorting out the "lone rangers".

It was a pretty fruitful day being involved with all those Crocs. There were even non-Crocs and other brands of shoes. All the shoes that could not be matched were put aside, and sorted according to colour and design. The organiser told us that if we could find one of the same design and colour for both feet, with just a bit of a size difference, would also be matched up.

Next step was to match by designs. So if we found a shoe that was blue, and another shoe for the other foot that was red of the same size, all we needed to do was to exchange the straps so they too became a pair. Pretty innovative! Seeing all those shoes without a match and how the shoes were matched, somehow I had an epiphany :

1. Not everything has a perfect match.
2. At times, when you were searching hard for a match, the perfect match could be just in front of you.
3. Some are lucky to be matched from the beginning, others take a while longer.
4. Sometimes it needs some tweaking and mixing before a pair can be matched.
5. If there is no perfect match, the next best is one that is most similar.
6. Some remain single until the end.

Amazing what one learns just from sorting out shoes! This shows that anything can be a lesson, no matter how trivial. I am glad I went for that activity, got to help others and learn about life at the same time!