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My soon-to-be-80 father is very cognizant of this. We never had much stuff to begin with. Four of us - mom, dad, sister and I -- live in an 800 sq ft rented hom
by justboxing 9y ago
My soon-to-be-80 father is very cognizant of this. We never had much stuff to begin with. Four of us - mom, dad, sister and I -- live in an 800 sq ft rented home all our lives in India. Even then, he's been mercilessly shedding all the little things he has, that he doesn't use anymore, for the past 2 years.
So much so that he even dumped old baby photos of me and photos of my Grandfather -- served in the British Indian Army during World War II in Burma -- and many other rare family photos.
I was pretty mad at him for that, but I guess this means I don't have to deal with "stuff" when he passes, esp. given I live in the US and he lives in India.
- pm90 9y agoThat sounds really tragic, about the pictures. Its great he got rid of stuff, but those pictures would have been priceless from a historical standpoint. I wonder how many such treasures are in cupboards all over India, their owners not realizing how important they may be...
- arvinsim 9y agoI think we should focus on preserving digital content instead since most people today are taking pictures with their smartphones and never bother backing them up, either in the cloud or in physical form.
- t0mbstone 9y agoNever throw away pictures until you have had a chance to scan them and digitize them! The digital versions take up almost no space at all, and then you will be free to get rid of the old boxes of albums!