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Is it possible we all have a collection of something that we accumulate? I have to admit I save every key that others want to dispose of as well as every button that is no longer wanted. Oh, and when people are going to throw rocks into the garbage I feel a need to rescue them. I display various parts of my "collections" but don't really need another one of any of them. But I do love my big jar of marbles.
So, why do we continue to add to our collections even if we don't do anything with them? Is it a habit that when we see items we collect, we think we need more? Does it make us happy when we collect more?
What is your collection? It might be collecting tools, specific items like roosters, salt and pepper shakers, Christmas ornaments, or an endless list of other items. It might be something as simple as pretty serving plates we find at thrift stores.
In the "old" days, it sometimes took a hunt to find what we wanted to add to our collections. Now we can order almost anything we want from the computer in our homes.
This topic came to mind after spending over twelve hours organizing a collection of Lionel trains with one of my sons whose father-in-law passed away suddenly leaving hundreds of train engines, cars, a huge train table and supplies for more. His three children inherited this enormous collection to divide up. Many of the boxes were unopened and besides the trains that were on his very cool train table, everything was in original boxes which made it easier to organize. I have yet to understand what his plan was for the collection.
We all have our reasons for collecting and maybe if it gives us joy, it is okay to accumulate what we love. Or is it?