Just to set the record straight, I am not wishing that I had thought to invent the box (Scottish-born Robert Gair invented the pre-cut cardboard or paperboard box in 1890), but that would have had a pretty dramatic effect on my lifestyle - other than being Scottish and 130 years old. But I digress (Yuhhh!).
I'm not much of a saver, but I do like to be organized about those few important documents in life that we really need to keep track of. Not everything, but the key things (I'm sure they vary for each individual, but some things like house deeds, car titles, passports, birth certificates, Harmon Killebrew baseball cards). But I digress (Yuhhh!).
By contrast and in retrospect, I wish I had thought to put aside a box to hold all of the papers and forms and reports and notes that I have received over the past three years as part of the wealth of valuable (if not in some cases systematically repeated) documentation that I have accumulated along my journey. So much for the paperless society we had been promised, though I am realizing that Shelter-in-Place and Work-From-Home has had a huge impact on decreasing the amount of paper I now deal with as a part of my job. It's all digital now. But I digress (Yuhhh!)
As a disease with no cure (ie: foreseeable end-date) Multiple Myeloma lasts even longer - not that anyone with any form of cancer shouldn't also save more of "their" paperwork as well for longer than would be expected, or convenient. I didn't figure this out soon enough to save from Day One, but I'm going to start now, go through the pile of papers that I do have, and save the ones that are important to maintain for ongoing review and reflection purposes.
Well, now that I have this conundrum conquered, perhaps I can move onto bigger-picture needs within our society. I'm inspired by one of our great thinkers and visionaries of the past, Theodoric of York - who pondered: Maybe the King doesn't have a monopoly on the truth. Maybe he should be judged by his peers. Oh! A jury! A jury of his peers. Of six good men! No wait! Eight good men! No!! Ten good men!! No, that's not enough 18 good men!! No, that's TOO MANY. Let's see. 11 good men! Wait! 13 good men! No 11, 13, 11, 13 . . . it doesn't matter. Okay. But everyone should be tried by a jury of their peers and be equal before the law. And perhaps, every person should be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Nahhhhh!
