Stuff

Stuff

I was emailing with a friend, currently living with her family in Taiwan, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at the Young Breast Cancer Survival Conference this past February. She recently moved from Macon, Georgia to Taiwan and hired an auction company to sell off all the things she, her husband and two children had accumulated over the years but could not take with them due to space limitations at their new home. The auction company has a website where you can view and bid on items you’re interested in.

As I was browsing the site, I couldn’t believe how many antiques and collectibles were among the many things they were auctioning. I sent an email back to my friend asking her how it felt to let go of all the memorabilia from her young life. Her reply was:

“We just never think one day we could accumulate as many things as we do now. After I had cancer, most of our value judgments changed, and nothing really meant anything anymore except our freedom to do whatever we want. Having a lot of stuff can only inconvenience the situation.”—Ishiuan Hargrove

Wow! How profound is that? Needless to say this weekend is dedicated to my dear friend Ishiuan and getting rid of stuff.

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