We rid ourselves of nearly 500 books when we downsized. And yet, we still own 2-300, plus 50+ kindle books. I still find myself missing one we got rid of, and it comes as a shock to realize I don’t own that anymore.
We left behind all but a very few books when we moved from our home to that senior living place. We just left them on the shelves and let the children dispose of them as they saw fit. As you say, there are libraries, and there is Kindle!
The level of ultra-sober unsentimental pragmatism required for this book act was daunting in its evolution, but liberating in the degree to which it has freed us from anguishing with each book lost. We are cutting off an appendage to save the patient. We hope. So many novel challenges at this late date, and with such impediments to normalcy and predictability! Now that should inspire some writing, should I remain sane sufficiently long. This new nearer date has worked wonders for my state of mind--when I can avoid thinking about the what and who and where that we leave behind. And life goes on.
We rid ourselves of nearly 500 books when we downsized. And yet, we still own 2-300, plus 50+ kindle books. I still find myself missing one we got rid of, and it comes as a shock to realize I don’t own that anymore.
We left behind all but a very few books when we moved from our home to that senior living place. We just left them on the shelves and let the children dispose of them as they saw fit. As you say, there are libraries, and there is Kindle!
The level of ultra-sober unsentimental pragmatism required for this book act was daunting in its evolution, but liberating in the degree to which it has freed us from anguishing with each book lost. We are cutting off an appendage to save the patient. We hope. So many novel challenges at this late date, and with such impediments to normalcy and predictability! Now that should inspire some writing, should I remain sane sufficiently long. This new nearer date has worked wonders for my state of mind--when I can avoid thinking about the what and who and where that we leave behind. And life goes on.