We have all had a collection of something in our lifetime. Having a collection of something is like a hobby or passion. Many people like to collect things such as baseball cards or stamps, in the hope it will be worth something one day. There are many things that people will collect, and they will have some reasoning behind it. Having a collection of something can bring excitement especially if there is a story behind each thing you have collected. Humans are not the only ones that will have a collection of things, some animals will have a collection of things too. Having a collection of stuff can be a bad thing sometimes too. Have you ever had a collection of something?
Being a collector.
Many people find it fascinating or a passion to have a collection of something. It’s like a hobby to them. Anyone can have a collection of anything, sometimes it’s the most bizarre stuff. Sometime the more challenging it is to collect something the more thrilling it becomes to collect it. Some people look at it as an investment. For example, they may collect baseball cards or action figures in the hope that it will be worth something one day. Whatever it is that people collect things, there’s nothing wrong with it if they enjoy it or do not push it onto others who are not interested. Have you ever collected something bizarre?
Reasoning behind collecting.
Most people collect things because it is taught to them. For example, a child may inherit their fathers or grandfathers’ collection of baseball cards. They may keep the collection and add new cards to them in the hope that they can pass it down to their children or grandchildren. If the initial child was never taught to collect baseball cards or was never given the collection of baseball cards, then they most likely would have never had an interest in collecting baseball cards. Sometimes people will collect something because it becomes an interest to them or reminds them of someone. Like in the previous example, the child feels like they must do what their parents or grandparents wish by keeping the collection of baseball cards going. What was it that got you started on your first collection of something?
Animals can be collectors too.
Many animals will collect things in a hiding spot such as monkeys, ferrets, squirrels and cats. Some animals are like pack rats while others do it to survive. Squirrels will keep a collection of nuts and food everywhere because they can never remember where they hid the collection from the day before. Some animals will hide their stuff or keep a collection of stuff somewhere no other animals or people will steal them. This is why pet ferrets will hide things in couches or tight secluded areas. Has there ever been a time you hid your collection of something?
Over collecting or collecting too much.
Sometimes having too many things we collect can be a bad thing. For example, most families (usually the one who fixes things) will have a collection of tools and random hardware stuff (scrap wood, screws, bolts, washers, and nuts). While having a limited collection is not a bad thing some people will keep a collection of everything. This is where it becomes more like a disease, and we feel like we have a need, use, or a want for everything. Before we know it, the house becomes impossible to walk through or you cannot see the floor because of all the stuff collected. Sometimes people will laugh and say that they would never be a hoarder or stuff but it’s like a disease. It starts off with a collection of one or two things then before we know it the collection has grown. Do you think a person who hoards everything realizes they are hoarding everything?
My collection.
I have a few collections of stuff. I was brought up collecting baseball cards from when I was young. I think my older brother was into them and naturally the younger siblings want to be like the older siblings. Another collection I have is the ceramic figurines from Lipton Tea (when you bought a box of tea bags it would include a figurine as a promotional deal). I used to have a huge stamp collection but when my mother’s house caught fire I lost them. I was never a huge stamp nerd, but I did have a collection that was given to me by father, and I believe it was given to him from his grandfather. Having something to collect can be fun and exciting especially if you collect a rare piece of something.
What is your favorite piece of your collection and why?
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