When my grandmother moved into a nursing home, she gave her jewelry and antiques to my siblings. To me, she left only a small wooden recipe box. At first, I didn’t understand why she insisted that it should be mine. My siblings laughed and called it “junk,” and their words stayed with me. Feeling upset, I left the box aside without thinking twice.
That evening, my neighbor noticed the box by the trash and came to speak with me. “Do you realize what this is?” she asked kindly. Curious, I invited her in, and she opened it carefully.
