Pictures of You
Back a few weeks ago, we wrote about a sale where there were lots and lots of magazines and books. In one of the boxes of books, I found an old oversize envelope filled with papers and photographs, so I just grabbed it and put it in my box of stuff. I forgot about it until recently, and when I finally looked through it, I got really sad. Here’s what was inside the envelope:
Yes, there are lots of photographs, but if you look closely, every single one of them has been torn up and then re-taped. There’s a high school diploma that’s in the same condition. Here are some close-ups:
It just makes you wonder what happened…
I realize it’s a little weird that I like other people’s old photographs (I especially like pictures of kids with pets), but I wasn’t expecting to find something so sad when I emptied that envelope of stuff. I guess that’s the price you pay for nosing into other people’s lives.
On the bright side, it’s good that someone took the time to tape all of this back together.
Then again, I don’t know if that makes it better, or even more sad.
-Sarah
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