MY MOST CHERISHED ITEMS FROM THE PAST

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There are a lot of things that hold so much value in our lives that it might not mean much to others but means a lot to us. For some it could be family heirloom transferred down to generations, it could be simpler things like a gift from a friend. It can be related to our culture and heritage, it could be an object that reminds us of someone very special, it could be very important in our life who to others is just an ordinary person but to us they mean the world.

Yes, I have something like that in my possession which is my dad’s blanket he gave me one of his blankets before he passed. He had 2 of such blankets and when I was going back to school, I asked dad to give me one of them and he finally did, that blanket reminds me of my dad each. It reminds me of all the childhood memories I shared with dad, the times we stayed up to do my school assignments till late at night and how we ate together and enjoyed sweet moments together. He will always want us to eat together as a family, making the family bonding time is complete.

Just like dad gave me he also gave mom her own and she also cherishes it till date just like I do. To many others it is just a mere fabric that holds no value, but to me it means the whole world. It reminds me every day of the kind of man my father was, a man of integrity, love, kindness, humility and a diligent man. A man who has the fear of God a devoted Christian. Each day I use my blanket I’m reminded of my fathers love and warmth towards me all the fatherly love and advice that he always gave and his encouragement that made me become the woman I am today.

There is also something else from the past that I received from someone who is very special to me he trusted me enough to pass it down to me to hold on to it so I have this friend his name is uzochukwu we met on Facebook for about 3 years now and we have been good friends. There was a time he used to live in Delta state but later where he relocated to Abia state for his business so one of these days very we were having a discussion and the talk about cancer came up anyway we're talking about my sister who battled with cancer till she passed, his mom also had same case she died of breast cancer too. But it didn't get as bad as my sister case and he happened to be the only son so he gave me this necklace that he said he's mom gave to him and she told him to give it to whoever has a special place in his heart I didn't want to take that because I felt like I am not supposed to have this but he insisted I keep it as a sign of our friendship.

You know that kind of thing that sounds funny someone is like close your eyes I want to give you something and they are being sneaky about , i was you know taken by surprise like really you don't have to give me this but he said no he said I need to have it . I took it I wore it on my neck and I took it home and I almost lost it and I had to get it out and put it in my jewelry box so I don't misplace it. Sometimes he would ask me how about it and I will snap it and show him it is safe . I cherished it so much because she passed because of cancer and it is relatable to me because of my sister too I have a lot of jewelry she gave me before she passed mostly jewelry they mean a lot to me and I cherish them everyday.

He actually wished he had a sister he said he would have loved to give her the necklace on her wedding day as a gift from her mom to her but unfortunately he doesn't have one so he decided to give it to me as someone he trusts to keep it till anytime he wants it back. Personally I would love him to pass it down to his daughter whenever he gets married and has a daughter to remind her of her grandma's love for her. unfortunately terminal diseases that we can't do anything about and cut the life of our love was short in the most unexpected ways.

The two things that I hold on to from the past are my dad's blanket ,my friend's necklace and the jewelry for my sister pastor to me It reminds me of their memories everyday till date. I always sleep with my dad's blanket It makes me remember the love of a father anytime I wear the necklace I remember the love of a mother who really wanted to stay or couldn't and anytime I wear my sister's jewelries which I have on my hand permanently. People always ask why are you wearing this bracelet I don't say it belongs to my sister I just smile and tell them I can't get it off looking at all these times I smile ☺️. I always keep them close to my heart and refresh the memories everyday because I would always want their memories to live on.

This is where I will drop my pen for the ink well weekly prompt.

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