Sometimes you have to make difficult decisions. They hurt, but there are no alternatives. Sometimes you have to move on and let go, because the memories will always be with you anyway.
Some would say that objects are just things, but those things are present in our lives and often just looking at them brings moments and experiences to mind, even bringing a smile to our faces. They are special for many reasons. It's true, some people are not attached to things, but for others, as in my case, some of those things or objects represent unforgettable moments.
It goes beyond material value, because whether they have it or not, they have emotional value. Not all objects, but some in my life represent family history, a lot of history, a legacy, even more so when you know how they were acquired and perhaps a history of more than 70 years.
I didn't think I would have the opportunity to share this experience, but here I am. Last year was a very difficult year; a major flood caused immense damage and many deaths in my hometown. There are possessions there that I still have from my family, objects from when my grandparents got married. Furniture, period furniture, made of quality wood, like in the old days, excellent furniture of incredible value, but above all emotional value because of the many experiences they were part of.
The flood affected several of them, but they can be recovered. Now, after a difficult process that is irrelevant here, they are in good hands. But my family and I found out about a major theft that we suffered and that was hidden from us, involving many of the family objects that were in storage. The mission was to relocate what was left. After months, we were able to do so. But today I will tell you about one object in particular: a table, yes, a table.
Perhaps for many it is just a table, it has a purpose, a function, and nothing more. But that table is medieval in style, solid wood, remodeled by my grandfather, with pink Formica simulating marble on top. A table that has been in my family for 77 years. My whole life and much more.
Like so many objects, it has been relocated to a good place. I know it will be fine there and will surely continue to accumulate more stories. I had to sell it; it was necessary. Some things are difficult to do, but they are necessary.
I always say that objects take on the energy of their owners or those who use them, just as a painting has the energy of the person who painted it. And that table has all the energy of the good times spent with my family, and now it is in a good family that I know. It couldn't be in a better place.
Memories and unforgettable moments are in that table, my family's breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners. I remember my grandfather watching television next to it and my grandmother watching soap operas.
I remember every birthday of my entire life. It was the table in an Italian kitchen, a large kitchen, where all the birthdays, Christmas parties, and New Year's Eve celebrations were held.
I remember my grandmother kneading homemade tagliatelle like the good Italian she was, there at that table, and the countless times we drank mate as a family. That table witnessed the first time I drank mate with my grandmother and how she taught me to cook when she fell ill with cancer. On that table, I decorated every birthday cake I gave to my cousin, who is no longer with us.
On that table, I painted many of my pictures, and at that table, I was studying at three in the morning when I was in college. That table holds memories of my entire life, and to me it is priceless. It is not just an object; it represents my family's history. It was hard to leave it behind, very hard, but I know that the memories will always be with me.
That table preserves in the grain of the wood all the beautiful memories and experiences of a simple life, but it is my life and that of my family. That table represents family gatherings. It's not just an object, it's a collection of anecdotes that will always live on in me. It's no longer with me, but the memories are.
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Thank you all for reading today, I wish you a very good weekend. See you soon.
Amonet.
All the photographs are mine.
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