The Box of the Past, Present and the Future

"Get out of the box!" contemporary thought demands. "Think beyond the box!"

In reality, no one should have to live a lifestyle where one is imprisoned in boxes of any size shape or color. "Think outside the box!"

Is this something new or different, or is it just a new way of looking at an old idea?

The human mind is often considered by some, to be one kind of a box, or at least a corner of a box, where people can sometimes get boxed in.

Boxes of any kind are truly wonderful inventions, but when someone sees himself or
herself, as being in a locked box, there may be a mental block of some kind that can affect one's entire life and future happiness.

Let's look at boxes of the past, present and future for a moment, because as containers, boxes are capable of holding just about anything that anyone can touch or imagine.

Going through one's own boxes of the past, in the real world, is a really good experience for many people, but not always. A lot of personal history can be documented as paperwork, stored in boxes. Realistically, where else is one going to put it? Maybe some of it is also stored in safety deposit boxes, locked boxes, or safes, that are small, or large metal containers.

Emptying out old boxes, in one's home or office, often allows one to find hidden treasures, valuables, or old favorites of different kinds, that have been saved, or put away for whatever reason. Maybe there are some old photo albums? This could also include books, pictures, toys, gifts, dishes, or almost anything else that one might imagine.

Many times, there are very old cigar boxes lying around, filled with items that have been valued and thus saved by someone, for many generations. The same is very true for trunks of all sizes. Here, one often finds heirlooms, if and when one goes into discovery mode.

Old cotton lace, or linens, have often been boxed, complete with mothballs, in huge metal trunks. Sometimes there are even old clothes, or hats, that would be considered to be costumes in our era. Old quilts are also part of trunk treasures; so are old drawings or paintings.

Hand carved pipes and even old tobacco, may be sitting in a tin box somewhere. Perhaps there is elegant jewelry, or gems, that may have belonged to someone in the family, generations ago. Old coins, often of tremendous value, can be found by going through old boxes.

"Look what I found! Isn't this fantastic?" one person might

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