Gift

I tend to treasure items given by loved ones more

It's either I keep them close to heart or

Store them in a safe place only to be taken out on special occassions

I'm talking about the crystal apple pendant my mum bought for me at First World with the money she won

It's been years and I wear it like a lucky charm, it doesn't feel right when I'm not wearing it

I look at it and frown because the silver is wearing off but I wear it proudly because it's a gift from my mum

I'm talking about the leather-strapped crystal surface opal watch my dad got me from his trip to Australia

From the looks of it, it must've cost him quite a fortune for something I didn't ask for

Which makes it all the more precious and I can count with one hand the number of times I've wore it

Gave it to my mum for a battery change today and when it came back to me

My heart aches to find several scratches on it, what have I done...

The one thing that I've kept so well for so long in all its perfection have become flawed by the hands of another

What are my pendant and watch trying to prove?

That nothing is ever perfect in the first place or

Every perfection will have its downfall sooner or later or

Perfection doesn't stand a chance against time

All perfections will crumble to imperfections in due time

The trick is to learn how to accept all the imperfections because that's as close as it will ever get to achieving perfection

Because it once meant so much to me and will continue to mean the world to me, flawed or not

They mean so much more than the things I pleaded with them to buy for me or the things I bought for myself with their money

Because they were bought and given by free will with thoughts of me in mind

It will always be my most treasured items because they were given with love



a/n: I'm very attached to my belongings...
I wonder if my parents will still buy me things if they knew I'm so sentimental lol
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