joerattz wrote:Over time, I came to realize that what made that bowl have value to her was the memories she had of her grandmother using that bowl. The cookies grandma and her made together...that was what made the bowl valuable.
NOW someone's talking.
I asked my gramps about that watch he was wearing all the time, and he told me about it.
Therefore, I am wearing that same watch, scuffs and scratches and all, quite often. I don't mind it being "not tidy", let alone "not as tidy as possible". These scratches are HIS scratches... he MADE these scratches by being alive and wearing this watch, and I love this watch BECAUSE of these scratches, not despite them.
In my opinion, keeping a watch "as tidy as possible" equals "keeping it from being alive". Furthering this, polishing any scratches off to me means "erasing its previous existence".
I realise that the extent of my disagreement with John's statement may seem as if I disqualify his assessment. While this is not the case, I would like to stress that I appreciate that all the scratches that my grandfather caused onto the Omega Genève that is on my wrist are still there.
Having said that, I would immediately admit that the drive to choose a watch that would stand the test of time was his drive as well. He would probably have chosen SS over IPK. Merely because, at the time, IPK didn't exist - but if he, like John, would not have been intimately familiar with the specific properties of powder coating, he would've chosen SS anyway. That would have been his choice, and I would have admired it BECAUSE it was his choice.
And that's what I mean - if you make a choice that you believe in, that is The Right Choice. Regardless of what anyone else (and that would include me) might think, Your Choice is The Right Choice.
Man with one watch, always know time. Man with many watches, never sure.
(unidentified Chinese philosopher)