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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. I have another ring
that I also treasure. It is my Mother??™s ring. I believe it
is probably the most beautiful Mother??™s ring that has ever
been made. Two of my children were born with the same
birthstone so I have two pink stones for October. The
third child was born in January so his stone is a beautiful
red and the last stone, my daughter was born in July, so I
have a beautiful ruby for her stone. The colors work so
beautifully together and everyone says it is gorgeous. I
treasure this ring because it is a symbol of motherhood for
me. Since I consider being a mother the most wonderful of
occupations, this ring is special.
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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