When Jim and I were first married,
my mom made sure we had a beautiful set of sterling silverware.
I didn't get it.
We could hardly afford to eat, and yet that first Christmas we received our sterling and several sterling silver platters.
At the time it seemed kind of silly.
We were living in a trailor, going to school.
But as we got into things in our little home, entertaining our friends was really all we could afford to do.
When I had guests for dinner I always brought out my best silverware.
When the party was over I would wash each piece by hand and place it back in its special case so it would not tarnish.
Because I wanted it to last, I treated it differently.
I've come to love my silverware, my silver platters, and the special china I inherited from my mom. They are precious and I use them often.
I also love to clean them after I use them.
I always loved how the silver gleams and how it would shine after I polished it.
If it becomes tarnished, I polish it until it gleams like new.
It becomes more beautiful and precious as time goes by.
Just like a marriage, a friendship, or relationship between parent and child.
To keep these precious and glowing they must be handled with the utmost care.
"If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently...
It becomes special because you have made it so."
Elder F. Burton Howard
1 comment:
This is good analogy. (Except I sold my silver and gave away my china.) But I love the idea of handling treasures with the utmost care.
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