Something worth taking away

LeeAnn Womack has a song "Something worth leaving behind" which describes about one's legacy when one dies.

I like that song very much.

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It is still some time away from my wedding but I have decided to start clearing up my rubbish and packing what I need.

That was what I did (tried to do) yesterday. Within the 2 hours of window I had.

My parents have been very generous to me. I am allocated a lot of space in the house. But because of that, I keep more things than I need.

Some of them are of sentimental value--like my secondary school notebooks.

Some of them are just memoirs of an age--like the diaries I used to keep.

There were also many textbooks. Mostly bought during my University days, all of which I couldn't bear to throw (give) away other than that thick, gross Molecular Biology of the Cell and the photostated textbooks on Immunology.

Clearly, you can probably appreciate why I didn't do so well in Biology.

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But if I were to be bringing only certain things over to R's place, I must be selective.

I wasn't having my own apartment. I couldn't bring everything over.

All I was going to get--if I am lucky, and I do hope I will be lucky--is one section of the book shelf, one part of the cabinet, and some space for my many storage boxes.

I can't be more thankful.

So as I was ploughing through the many things, I was thinking very hard about what I would be bringing over.

And I was reminded of the song.

Sure, I wasn't at a point of deciding what kind of legacy to leave behind but I needed to decide what I would take away with me.

My present house is a storage space literally. I keep my clothes, my food, my books...everything I need inside.

But when I can't take the house with me, what would I choose to take away, and what would I choose to leave behind?

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So far, I have packed away one box. In it contains two Neuroscience textbooks, and many diaries.

Frankly, as I type now, I am inclined to re-pack that box.

Diaries, yes. But Neuroscience textbooks? It is not like I will ever do it again. Anymore.

*thinks hard*

Yes. I think it is more worthwhile taking the Chinese Dictionary away instead.