Guy Asked Twitter Users In Quarantine To Share The Most Valuable Item In Their Homes, Here Are 51 Responses
We’re all fighting boredom and stress at this trying time when millions of people around the globe are forced into self-isolation for their own good. And despite people desperately trying to finds escapes from the monotone surroundings of one’s own home, some people find comfort in things that are closest to us. One Twitter user named Isaac decided to start a thread where he asked people to look around their houses and find the item that is of most personal value. And people responded!
From family heirlooms to dear art pieces, people posted photographs of the items, attaching a short story of the items and why exactly they are so valuable to the owners.
Bored Panda reached out to Isaac for some additional details on the Twitter thread and he kindly answered with some new information. He offered a brief introduction of himself and revealed he writes books for a living:
“I’m a Brooklyn-based author. My most recent book is a children’s book titled How to Be a Pirate, which is illustrated by Brigette Barrager of Uni the Unicorn fame. The book just came out on March 3rd! I’ve got two other books out all about tattoos and am working on a YA novel and an essay collection for adults titled Dirtbag, Massachusetts”
So scroll down and check out the pics and don’t forget to share your own precious things in the comments below.
2 days ago
You have a wonderful legacy!
We asked Fitzgerald how did he come up with the idea to start the thread on Twitter and he revealed that it was thanks to procrastination that was amplified by the current situation in the world. “Because I was traveling a bunch a few weeks ago (for book tour), I’ve been holed up and self-quarantining for a full week now (no symptoms, just playing it safe),” he talked about his own experience in regards to the spread of the Corona virus. “Anyhow, I was looking at the sword, which is displayed by my desk, and I realized that there must be so many other folks who are doing the exact same thing: staring at items in their homes that they see every day and maybe even take for granted that… they’re now going to be spending a lot more time with,” the author told us. So, Isaac started the thread to see what other people had to share.
We also inquired some more about his own cherished item, the sword from the King of Bhutan:
“The sword was a birthday present! Wild story that is too long to fully detail here, but I went to high school with Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the then-Crown Prince and now-King of Bhutan. A little later in my 20s I was lucky enough to visit the beautiful country of Bhutan, where I got the rare opportunity to catch up with my old friend. Our meeting coincided with my 25th birthday, which I’d planned to keep to myself, but His Majesty remembered and celebrated the occasion by gifting me with a small sword (the kind carried by most soldiers in Bhutan, I believe). No matter where life takes me, at least I can always say I’ve been given a sword by a king”.
2 days ago
That cat has 8 lives left!
2 days ago
So beautiful!
How did Isaac react to the explosion of replies to the thread? He said that it certainly made him happy:
“People are still contributing to the thread, which is absolutely wonderful. And folks are discussing each other’s items with such love and care, it’s really beautiful, and I’m so happy to be a part of it. It feels like a big group project that so many different folks are contributing to, and I hope more and more people feel welcomed to join in”.
2 days ago
She is precious
1 day ago
Wow that is a treasure! The strength of your uncle… Speechless.
2 days ago
What medium? And he is amazing, does he have any social medias for his art???
2 days ago
INCONTHEIVABLE!!
2 days ago
That IS a treasure!
1 day ago
That’s so sweet! I cant believe she still has it!
2 days ago
Sure he did
1 day ago
thats awsome right their
2 days ago
I have the razor of my italian grandfather, he bought in the 1930s when he had to work in Germany…
2 days ago
My god. That is a treasure
19 hours ago
Not my tradition, but beautiful thoughts
2 days ago
Yes you can!! Stay strong! Head up!
11 hours ago
Top: American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, WW2 Victory…..Bottom: Presidential Unit Citation, East Asia Campaign, Philippine Liberation
17 hours ago
That is such a nice consul stereo. We had one when I was a kid.
2 days ago
Amazing!! So cool
2 days ago
Such a pretty teacup.
2 days ago
that’s a real treasure
1 day ago
Awww!
1 day ago
I think the last line say “Do everything for each other”
1 day ago
Shalom and Amen.
2 days ago
Wow!
1 day ago (edited)
That’s super sweet 🙂 but honestly the doll kind of creeps me out. Especially how long it is.
12 hours ago
Most beautiful words….so sweet…..
1 day ago
Better than a photo any day!
23 hours ago
❤️ ❤️ ❤️
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2 days ago
That painting is so beautiful!! Nice job with it
1 day ago
I still have my fievel as well. I got him for my 3rd birthday and I am 37 now. His tail has been resown on several times over my life time and his eyes recolored with black sharpie but his clothes are still like brand new.
1 day ago
Beautiful handwriting back then
48 minutes ago
cool
7 hours ago
I love the merman painting!!
2 days ago
I love it
2 days ago
Wow so cool.
5
45 minutes ago
what is it???
2 days ago
A treasure! I love fountain pens.
1 day ago
Are those wheels made from wood?!
1 day ago
I have one too!
1 day ago
I think hands say a lot about a person. Maybe her sister worked/works with her hands, artist, seamstress, chef, etc.
2 days ago
Is that weed..? 😂
2 days ago
I laughed that dad had terrible taste in cigarettes.
2 days ago
Opera Singer?
1 day ago
That looks exactly like Beria, one of Stalin’s inner circle
5
23 hours ago
What heart?
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