The most important “thing” I carry with me all the time? That’s a good question.
But let’s pause right there. Thing implies something physical—and I don’t like the word thing. It suggests a possession of little importance. Why would I carry a thing around with me? What would be a better word? Object? Stuff? Article? Item? I like those words much better.
But if it were a thing, and of little importance, which I carried, I guess it might be a hangnail. I’m only guessing, since I usually do not carry things of little importance on me. And hangnails would be something that, if they disappeared, I really wouldn’t care. I would actually be happy.
Now, if you are speaking of an item, article, or object, then I would have to say I have four things on me most—if not all—the time:
- A necklace, which my son gave me
- A rosary bracelet
- A scapular
- My wedding band
Each one is there for a purpose.
If we are to look at the question from a philosophical or religious or some other arena, then we venture into another thought process. I carry my sense of self with me at all times. So do you, by the way. I carry my faith in the Blessed Trinity with me and in me at all times. Other things I carry with me all the time include certain beliefs and scientific expressions which cannot be changed. Two plus two will always be four—unless somehow proven otherwise. My soul is carried with me at all times. I carry with me my being.
That being said, the most important thing to carry with me all the time is a very dynamic and personal question. It is a question that most probably cannot be answered completely. What do you think?
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