As part of the "Letting Go" process, I am trying to let go of Michelle's piano, which has been with us since 9/27/1997 when Dr. Michelle was 7 years old.
As I went through all the piano books under the bench, I discovered a mysterious envelope, which opened a whole new world to me -- the world we used to live in, but no longer exists...
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1 is the "Certificate of Authenticity" for the piano -- what an
unfamiliar concept! What in the world today is authentic? Who still
cares about Authenticity??? On the back of the certificate, there is a
little seal with a note "Crafted with Pride in U.S.A."
Wow, I'm speechless.
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2 is a note from the sales woman. After we bought the piano, she made
the effort to write a note by hand to express her appreciation -- Wow,
who does that today? It reminded me of the $60K car we bought back in
2013. It was far more expensive than the piano, but no one bothered to
write us a note. The title came in the mail 3 weeks later -- that's it
-- cold and clean... and why not! Please take a minute to read the
beautiful handwritten note, and try to remember the world we used to
live in -- the world with class!!
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3 contains all the trophies Michelle received over a 3-year period. The
3 in the middle were the First Place trophies she got for her piano
contests -- 3 years in a roll. Yeah, our little Michelle used to be very
diligent and precise. I took this photo in the summer of 2020. With
Dr. Michelle's permission, we got rid of all her trophies -- also a part
of the "letting go" process. A whole box of trophies were replaced by 1
digital image -- take a minute to let the concept sink in.
Yeah, maybe, I am contributing to this "cold and clean" world!!
