All Of Us Have Some Sentimental Items
You could own a tool that you remember your grandfather using. Looking at that tool brings back happy memories from your youth. Perhaps you helped your grandfather build something, and he used that tool while making something for you. Maybe you won a small toy in a spelling contest at school years ago, and seeing it now and then reminds you of your happy school days. Unfortunately, most of the younger generation does not want to hang onto items passed down from generation to generation. They do not want the old spinning wheel, etc. They want to sell everything and get the money. Someday, they might wish they had held on to something as they grew old. I have heard of people burning family pictures, which I think is very disrespectful to the dead. My aunt kept a teddy bear that her parents gave her years ago. Sometimes, it is tough to sell sentimental items even if you know you may die soon.
People Plant Trees For The Next Generation To Enjoy
My father planted all of the Emerald Ash Trees where I live. Over the years, we cut some down for firewood. Later, I had to keep cutting them down because of the Emerald ash borer. I planted some of the seedlings that had grown, and hopefully, they will survive to provide shade for another generation. I have also planted numerous young evergreens, and I hope they will thrive and provide shade for many years.
Pocket Watch Or Mantle Clock
Most men and women had a pocket watch or one that hung over their neck. Most of them had a specific day to wind it. A friend of mine told me that she remembered her father winding the mantle clock every Sunday after church, and she kept that clock until she died. My father remembered the old kitchen clock on a shelf and his father winding it. Now, most people want digital clocks or watches, or they don’t wear a watch anymore. They are missing the calming sound of an old ticking clock.
Old Time Car Rides
My great-grandfather was blind in his right eye. Great-grandma and great-grandfather were riding in the old Model T Ford. My great-grandfather hit a large pothole, and my great-grandmother fell out of the car and landed in a puddle. He realized she had fallen out when he said something to her, but she didn’t answer. He turned the car around, and she was walking down the road, dirty, wet, and in a bad mood. She told him to turn the car around. They drove home because she didn’t want to be seen in a dirty Sunday dress at church.
Hang Unto Your Sentimental Journey Moments
Tell your loved ones about sentimental journey moments and reflect on them with love and joy in your heart and soul.
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