Everyone loves a bargain. Being a cheap bastard, I am particularly susceptible to the lure of second-hand clothing stores. Over the years I’ve gotten great deals on suits at places like Goodwill, Salvation Army, and Savers. Twenty bucks for a suit, another $25 for tailoring and I’m rocking a suit that looks great and I never would have paid for brand new.
I was in a second hand store when I had the epiphany.
The shop was in an former old-time department store on a once thriving Main Street. F
ar in the rear of the store, there was a shelf that ran the length of the back wall, filled with old boots on it, side by side. Cowboy boots, biker boots, work boots.
And at that moment it dawned on me : every pair of boots probably corresponded to a guy who passed away.
I realized if I suddenly died, all my clothes would wind up in a place like that.
The great re-cycle of life of life I suppose.
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