I am fortunate to have items from the past. My great-grandfather's cello. His chair. My maternal great-grandmother's (known to me as my grandma) side table. The relics of the past are not always valued anymore. Perhaps because the younger ones live differently, or perhaps have no connection to those these things belonged.
I have a friend whose parents grew up poor so there are no family heirlooms. He has collected beautiful pieces over the years, his preferred is Craftsman. He has become an expert restorer so he has a bit of himself invested in his echos of someone's past. They will become his legacy to the future for someone, as I hope mine will as well.
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