Our Own Lost Treasures
Sorting Through Our "Goodies"
In a column by Al Neuharth of USA Today entitled "When you die, where should 'goodies' go?" he writes of donating his historical first edition papers and other valuable keepsakes to the Library of Congress. I admired his willingness to let go of these and donate them for others to enjoy before he dies.
While we tend to keep a lot of our treasured keepsakes in stored boxes among rows of other boxes piled around each other in hidden storage areas, you have to wonder what value these really have to you. How is it appreciated hidden away?
In one of my columns, "Toss your junk while you still can," I talked about other people going through our stuff after we die, although this relates more to our junk, not our treasures. It still makes a valid point on going through our stuff now, while we're still alive.
Sorting through our stuff can be a good experience ... and letting go of it now can be rewarding, as we see others enjoying those things we've treasured.
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