Without realizing it, we invest meaning into the everyday objects in our lives. Collections, memorabilia, clothing and other possessions of our own or of others whom we love—all become invested with such meaning or emotional significance that we unable to part with them. Fires, floods and other manmade and natural disasters not only destroy our homes, they force us to relinquish all that our homes contained.
When a Muslim sister recently lost her mother, she was faced with the difficult task of going through her mother’s papers and other belongings. What she found was not just her mother’s personal memorabilia, but documentation of every phase of her own life as well. Her mother had kept receipts from the prenatal visits to the doctor when the Muslimah was still in the womb. Her mother had all of drawings, homework, report cards, and awards from school. She had kept every letter her daughter had ever written after leaving home. Read the rest of this entry »
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