The Graveyard

This saddens me, seeing once treasured items that have brought hours of joy, lying discarded in a pile. I was wired a bit differently as a child where each item was treasured and always looked after. I do try and install these qualities in my boys but there are still times when things are left outside to the elements. I believe a large part of the problem is excess and having more than is necessary which is also hard to control. Each year as birthdays and Christmas’s arrive so do a fresh supply of new shiny objects to take their attention. I have of late started to rather ask for family to chip in for one gift but inevitably more gifts always arrive. It’s not all doom and gloom as most of the boys toys have been given over to other younger and less fortunate kids to live a second and hopefully a third life. The lack of care and appreciation for the gifts while in their possession still strikes a cord but I am actively trying to shift this pattern in my boys and believe I will succeed.