After reading John Freyer's "All My Life for Sale", I feel that I can compare a lot of the things he is saying to myself. When he mentions that instead of seeing the things in his apartment as objects and instead memories, I feel the same way when I’m trying to get rid of things. It makes the process harder because you start remembering the place you bought them, when you bought them, who you were with when you bought them and what you were doing.
Also while reading the selection, it reminded me of the show “Hoarders”. The people on that show have a serious case of what John went through, in that they don’t want to get rid of their things because of the strong memories attached. For example, if someone had belongings from a spouse or other family member that they were close to, it would be extremely difficult for them to let go of that object because of the memories.
Aside from the objects, I was surprised at the number of people who welcomed John into their homes. The acceptance people have others surprises me sometimes, not that it’s a bad thing. Especially when Freyer was talking about the September 11th attacks and how some people posted to his blog worried about him because they knew he was in New York City, that’s just awesome.
>>The acceptance people have others surprises me sometimes, not that it’s a bad thing. Especially when Freyer was talking about the September 11th attacks and how some people posted to his blog worried about him because they knew he was in New York City, that’s just awesome.<<
ReplyDeleteIt really is. There ends up being an underlying humanity to this story that I really like.
I agree with this alot, everything i loook at in my room or my home, i think about where i got it from and who that object links too, not so much about what that "thing" is. I think the show "hoarders" is horrifying with all the "stuff" that those people have in their houses, its like they dont even know whats under all that shit.
ReplyDelete>>Also while reading the selection, it reminded me of the show “Hoarders”. The people on that show have a serious case of what John went through, in that they don’t want to get rid of their things because of the strong memories attached.<<
ReplyDeleteI thought of the same thing when reading this article. I always find it so sad to see how much stuff they have and that they are not willing to let go any of it.