One object that holds a lot of beauty if an egg. This egg has been painted on with flowers and other things and it came from my Nanny’s (grandma’s) house. That was the last thing I took of my Nanny’s to remember her by when she passed. I had always seen it in the house, and it was going to be left on the entertainment center when we were moving all of her things out of the house. While the egg might not be painted perfectly and it might have a chip or two, I feel the strongest connection to it. It didn’t have to be perfect because it is merely a token that I keep to remember her by.
I feel that my egg can relate to Lambeth’s story because just as her story involves beauty in asymmetry and imperfection, mine does too. The one line that struck me from the text was the line “there is beauty in this change, the grace and balance found in asymmetry” (Lambeth, Three-Legged Dog). The egg I had might not have been in perfect condition, I still find the beauty in what it represents.
E367: Writing and Diversity 