Broken Things

What do you do with a thing that's broken? If it's something expensive, you'll probably find a way to fix it. Maybe pay a specialist to fix it. But what if it cannot be fixed? Will you find it in your heart to throw it away? Maybe not. Maybe you'll just end up keeping it in a box containing all the other important, expensive broken stuff which cannot be fixed.

Maybe we all have a box of these stuff. It does not necessarily contain expensive stuff. Just things with inexplicable sentimental value. Something that reminds you of that great date, or a wonderful person that used to be in your life but somehow vanished. Maybe we all keep stuff in this box, broken stuff which we cannot seem to throw away. Because, deep in our hearts, we are hoping, that someday, we'll be able to find a way to fix it again.

But what if that day never comes? What happens to that stuff? Does it remain hidden, broken, a sad, sore reminder of what it used to be before? Would it have been better to just let it go? Throw it away or give it away? Why would anyone want broken stuff anyway?

Because there's substance in that broken thing. It meant something and still does. It hurts you to look at it, so you ignore the fact that its broken. You keep it locked in so you don't need to face the fact that it's broken. That it might never be fixed again. But who cares? It might be broken, but it's yours. No one else has it. No one else can have it. It's yours until you decide not to want it anymore. Which is sad, but that's for another blog.