Seeing 1
Busch describes lots of different objects, many of them prized by her children at early ages, and attempts to explain what gives them their value. It could be sentimental, based on an individual's connection to an object. It could also be monetary, based on what society is willing to pay for the object. Still there are other factors like aesthetic design and the pleasure that it evokes. The aesthetic pleasure evoked by design is also closely tied to the culture of the person that values the object. All of these factors can be applied to certain situations, people, and objects. It really depends on the object, and more importantly the individual. I think each element discussed of what could give an object its value resonates with all of us to some degree or another with some object or another. Personally, I don't find myself obsessing over objects and their value. I can think of things that I find significant, things I love and appreciate, and maybe some things I value more than I should but ultimately they are just things and nothing lasts forever.
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