07-23-2022, 05:19 PM
(07-23-2022, 04:57 PM)Chatwoman Wrote: I've lost mostly all of my belongings more than once, but I'm miraculously left with about a medium sized box of only the most sentimental objects.
After pretty devastating losses, I came to terms with eventually actually losing EVERYTHING someday, including my small box of the things that date back the farthest in my life.
And let's take a look at what some of those objects are...
I have a watch my dad gave me. A charm bracelet.
I have clock that was given to me by an elderly couple who I briefly met and conversed with over a summer vacation.
There are ID cards. There's a pair of vintage sunglasses.
A small photo album, one framed picture. A high school diploma. One book. Random letters/cards from loved ones.
I have a couple of external hard drives.
That's all.
If I had to grab anything, I'd go for the hard drives and leave the rest.
*shrug*
I have a 'lite' copy of my hard drive/archive that can be carried on my person.
When you whittle it all away...
Those things don't define whether or not you're able to remember your life and share it.
Your life, what it meant, and who you were is stored in your own mind, and it'll die with you if you don't express it.
You can even lose it while you're still alive if you get amnesia or become a vegetable or something.
So what if no one cares about your life and what it meant? So what if no one ever sees?
You owe it to yourself to get it OUT, because after you do, the load will be even lighter than what is left in your core.
