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A ring is a never-ending
circle and represents many things to many people.? The ring
I treasure most is my wedding ring, a simple gold band that
cost about $10.00 the day we bought it.? To me, that simple
gold band is worth more than any other piece of jewelry I
own and is probably the least noticed.
Today,
my grandson Joe came to show me his class ring.? The ring
ceremony had been held at his high school today and the
juniors received their rings.? It is a beautiful ring and
was not inexpensive to buy.? I don??™t know how much his down
payment for the ring was but the final payment was $175.00.?
Wow!? When I got my senior ring, it cost me $25.00.? Joe
said the ceremony for the rings lasted about twenty minutes
and was not impressive.?
We did
not have a ceremony when I got my ring but the day I got
mine will stand out in my mind forever.? Everyone in the
class who had ordered a ring would anxiously check at the
post office each day to see if our rings had arrived.? On
the big day, we gathered at the front window and the postman
passed the rings out to us as we stood in line and waited.?
They were not wrapped in fancy boxes but we thought they
were wonderful.? As I think back to that day, I can??™t help
but wonder why the rings were not delivered to our homes
because we did have mail delivery to our homes.? But the
reason does not matter, the excitement and joy that we felt
being there in a crowd made it worthwhile.? We shared a
sense of togetherness as we waited for our names to be
called.
When
our children received their senior rings, they were students
in a Catholic High School, St. Fredericks and the ring
ceremony was impressive.? I can remember having to go with
Marc to buy new shoes to wear because his school/Sunday
shoes were worn and unsuitable for the big day.? We went to
every store in town and thankfully we found a pair that
would fit and were acceptable to him.? By the time we
finally found that pair of shoes, I did not care what the
cost, I was just tired of shoe shopping and ready to go
home.?
Rings
do play a big part in our lives.? We wear our wedding rings
as a sign that we are unavailable.? We wear our class rings
to show that we have finally made it to the end of our high
school education and sometimes we wear a University ring to
show that we have a college degree.? Each of these rings is
important to us in a different way and each is a symbol of
something special in our lives.? To me, no ring could ever
be as special as my little gold band that cost ten dollars
and is worth millions.
?© Doris B. Fandal
May 3,
2005? ?
Doris
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