Sentimental about inanimate objects

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Paying over $5/lb to ship items back to an already furnished apartment makes one reevaluate their importance. There are things I've held on to for over twenty-five years that I've now disposed of. Admittedly, one of the items that I'm sadder to give away is my poker chips but, well, the metal cores make them heavy. It was also sad to say goodbye to my car. It is nothing special, a 2016 Kia Rio5 EX, but it has served me well and I have spent plenty of time with it. Since selling it, I drive a rental that I will return to the airport as I leave the country. I held on to the battered wooden chest that my grandfather used in his military career and to the landscape that his friend painted, I wish I knew more of the story there, the mists of time swallow so much that once mattered. I'll give away the television I've happily used for maybe fifteen years, the new apartment already has one but, again, it matters to me that it was a pleasure to use. I am also giving away books ranging from technical texts like The Art of Electronics, Mathematical Illustrations, and my vector calculus textbook, to even the large children's Bible I had when I was small.