Awww, I know just how you feel. I still own my first car that I got 8 years ago (when it was 7 years old), and I know I will be sad when I finally have to part with it. Luckily, it's a Toyota so it should last to 2 or 300,000 without too many problems.
I generally feel a bit sad when I have spent a significant time somewhere or with something, and I have to let it go. I felt that way when I moved last October, even though the new place is much better than the old. It felt as if I was abandoning the memories and experiences I'd had there. It's as if you leave a piece of yourself with each car or place you live (or other significant objects), and it's hard to part from them and start anew.
My parents had this old, ugly green couch for many years when I was young. It was one of my favorite places to sleep, daydream, and build forts. I still remember the day they said they were taking it to the dumpster. I spent some time with it and did cry a bit, because I was sorry to see it go. Even if these objects don't have feelings or reactions to us in the way we do them, it's perfectly fine to be attached. They've been a part of your life and having feelings about your world and environment is perfectly natural, I think.
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Date: 2007-02-15 04:16 pm (UTC)I generally feel a bit sad when I have spent a significant time somewhere or with something, and I have to let it go. I felt that way when I moved last October, even though the new place is much better than the old. It felt as if I was abandoning the memories and experiences I'd had there. It's as if you leave a piece of yourself with each car or place you live (or other significant objects), and it's hard to part from them and start anew.
My parents had this old, ugly green couch for many years when I was young. It was one of my favorite places to sleep, daydream, and build forts. I still remember the day they said they were taking it to the dumpster. I spent some time with it and did cry a bit, because I was sorry to see it go. Even if these objects don't have feelings or reactions to us in the way we do them, it's perfectly fine to be attached. They've been a part of your life and having feelings about your world and environment is perfectly natural, I think.