The Broken HeartWritten by Daniel Nzenwata
I once attended a party meant for broken hearts. It was a party that had so much sadness painted all over it. Such was color of sadness that even a blind person could see it from a distance. The atmosphere of day was filled with incomprehensible gaze and all I could hear was sound of silence.A silence so deafening. Everyone in party wanted to be left alone in solitude, they acted like their life was utterly intolerable, as if they had no hope of reprieve, like they did not want to anticipate for tomorrow to come. When I looked around me I saw pieces of hearts scattered here and there, hearts that I knew were whole before, and were used to conjure up thoughts of joy and gladness. Hearts that were used to feel beauty and wonders of our surroundings. It was so disheartening for me to discern that some people had cried their eyes out and their tears had formed a pool beside them. A pool that was threatening to drown them. Heartbreak is an event that is engraved on memory of a person whose heart has been broken in such a fashion that it keeps on hunting mind of that person. Day will follow day and days that will follow may become a nightmare. It is not strange that we feel hurts and pains that will accompany such days, if we delve into psychology, we will come up with an obvious answer; heart is a sensitive part of us. But we can overcome and forget if we change circumstance. We can do this by imagination of mind. We can use mind to harness joy we once felt and propensity to happiness we once shared with tenderness and concern.
| | How To Spot a Valuable Vintage Beaded BagWritten by Henrietta Timmons
Handmade beaded bags originated about 200 years ago and have been one of costliest bags ever due to unique workmanship that had to go into each handbag. For example, around 1800, price for a beaded bag was about $5.00. By early 1900's, European beaded bags cost about $100.00, which was a very large sum at time. You can usually tell age of a beaded bag based on certain indications such as size of beads (bags from mid-1800's are made with very small, fine beads - about 1,000 beads per square inch). The motifs of bags (their designs) have changed over years. Funeral scenes were common on beaded bags in early 1800's but from 1820 to about 1860, beautiful outdoor scenes, historical landmarks, and romantic interludes were depicted. The major design scheme in these early bags consisted of 3 defined horizontal layers knitted into bag. The bottom usually had a tassel in middle unless bottom was square, which usually meant that fringe would be used instead. The middle section (the largest) had illustrated scenes. The top had a pattern that complimented entire design and usually closed with a drawstring or clasp. These beaded bags were cherished and passed down from generation to generation.
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