Some collect stamps; others
gather souvenirs from around the world. Numerous dusty shelves are
crammed with treasured items.
Someone strolls in an exotic
market, in a foreign land, his hand reaches for a beautiful thing while his other
hand hurries to grab the wallet; I must have this! The stall owner wraps
the purchase with extra care. He wants to reassure the buyer it is indeed
worth the hefty sum.
Old, new, borrowed,
Bought, inherited, or found.
All these precious things!
I leave all beautiful things
behind, and save their impressions alone.
Ha, you might say, but these will
die with you.
I reply: By telling you about all
the beautiful things I ever saw, my recollections live on, for they too hold
beauty. Though time might alter
them, they would not shudder like crystal glass, grow mold, or burn in a
fire.
And if forgotten, then so be
it.
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