Libraries were our cathedrals and books our most revered companions. Libraries were our cathedrals and books our most revered companions.Īs move number 10 quickly approaches I am, once again, tasked with separating my literary wheat from the chaff. Her love of reading was imprinted in her DNA and thus in mine. I blame my mother for my obsession with the written word, a passion that borders on religious fanaticism. ![]() This is never more apparent than when staring down the endless rows of books that litter my home. But for me, the heavy lifting occurs long before I ever reach for the packing tape. If moving meant simply throwing lock, stock and barrel into a box and carting it to a new location, that would be one thing. All this physical upheaval has landed me in a vat of emotional quicksand.Īt every stage of this novenary process, I have assessed each of my possessions in an effort to discern their enduring value, sentimental or otherwise. ![]() ![]() But the toll of such frequent change cannot be reduced to mere dollars and cents. Nearly all of these transitions were made at the request of my employer, which meant someone else bore the brunt of the financial cost. Over the past 15 years, I have moved nine times.
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