Sentimental Value
By JasperTore
@JasperTore (1275)
Philippines
September 6, 2017 12:26am CST
Do you keep things and put it in a safe? Like some old notebooks, love letters, or anything which have a memory embedded to it? Me, I do. I don't know why I do this. But it has been a habit of me to keep things and put it aside before throwing them. And sometimes I will forget to throw them away and it will be years before I manage to check them again. Then, I will realize that hey, these things meant something to me and it should be keep. There are happy memories, sad memories and other thoughts which are embedded in the items. I tell you a secret, I still have the letter of my high school crush keep on my old wallet. When I go home and search for things in my drawer I sometimes see it and read it. It brings memories back and I don't know but it makes me feel alive.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
6 Sep 17
I used to keep everything, but then I moved to Japan and since coming here I have moved house enough times that I have pared down the amount of things. Sometimes, I take a picture of the things and then give them away. I hope they make other people happy. I always tell the other person what it means to me.
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@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
Yeah you need to tell the person your giving your things to how much the items meant to you. This is to make sure they will keep it in good shape and take care of it. I haven't have a lot of moving around so my things are piling up again. I may have to give some of mine too when the safe is full.
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
6 Sep 17
I have memories in a box. (old photos, letters)
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@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
Wow so you're the same as me too. I keep old photos too. I slip it in my old notebooks. 
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
6 Sep 17
@JasperTore I keep my memories also. :)
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@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
@infatuatedbby My old wallet has still the photo of my ex-girlfriend. Hahaha. I also have old photos in my external hard drive. I just keep it there for keepsake. Not that I haven't move on. 
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
6 Sep 17
Yes..I do keep things and put it in a safe, Where I can see them again when I needed some memories of that person . Somehow, it helps me feeling happy wherever he is now
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@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
@m_audrey6788 Thank you my friend. It is always good to look back to check ourselves and see where we really want to go. In this journey we will face a lot of problems but the thing is we just have to learn from them once we got passed them. This is to make sure we don't make the same mistake again. 
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@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
Yes, looking back on the past is a good thing too. It helps us realize something which will help us in our future decisions. It is like a guide to our journey.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
i keep some but i dispose of more too.
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@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
7 Sep 17
What are the things which you keep? Maybe it would be good if you share it to us. Like some pictures for us to see.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 Sep 17
@JasperTore i have some personal stuff that i don't need to share to others. we still have to have secrecy and confidentiality.
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@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
9 Sep 17
@ridingbet Yeah. Like some stuff which have our deepest dark secret.
@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)
• Guangdong, China
6 Sep 17
yes, I did. After years, I have a lot to keep. There are much precious papers, love letters or birthday gifts and of course, the memorable photos. One old lady purse, my mom gave it to me. This purse has been kept over 10 years! Yet, it is not out of fashion!
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@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
Yeah, I am not alone with this kind of thing. I also have my old school ID back when I was in Nursery. I can't help to imagine how cute I was when I was a small kid. These kind of things really bring a lot of happy memories back.
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@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
@Behindtheguitarbar Well you just need to keep the essential things. Before I collected stamps from mail of my late grandmother. I wonder where those stamp collections are now. I was able to see sample of telegrams too. But now those things are obsolete.
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@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)
• Guangdong, China
6 Sep 17
@JasperTore yes! it does bring a lot memories back. But, I need to arrange it every few years, otherwise, it will be too much.
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@TimmyEmala (27)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
You hit me on that baby! I am also doing that even before. Even if it's from a happy or sad memories I still keep them. I remember the last time I checked some of my stuffs i saw some pictures of my elementary crush. I really like him before when I was in grade 6. But now he became one of my best friends, I told him I saw his pictures and he laughed hard. Those were the days he said. Then we both laughed hard. Looking forward to have some memories with you that will last a lifetime, whether it's good or bad. I would love to have it with you. ??
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@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
Oh so you have your own stuff at your safe. Good to hear that you have a lot of things to look back to when you want to reminisce the past. Keep posting in here and surely we will be making memories on our discussion here.
@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
7 Sep 17
Wow. Those are a lot of good things that you have there my friend. Well, I bet you have tons of those things already. Do you have your own safe for theses items?
@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
7 Sep 17
Well I guess you have a lot of things hidden in your boxes. You got to go through them and sort the items which need to be kept and need to be disposed.
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@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
9 Sep 17
@just4him good for you then my friend. Unlike me, I haven't got time to do the sorting.
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Sep 17
@JasperTore I do that periodically.
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@Milesy34 (38)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
Yeah! I do the same things here. I kept all memories. Like pictures and letters from loving friends in my elementary and high school days. Also, pocketbooks that most popular in that days. I have them all specially my favourite authors still on my safe box. When I buy a new one I’m excited to wrapped and put the date when I buy it. Keeping bad and happy memories are always part of who we are.
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@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
7 Sep 17
You have a lot of things hidden there my friend. You are right to say that those bad and happy memories are what make us who we are. You should share the pocket books to your family or friends. It is a good thing to reminisce the past memories.
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