From The Storyteller
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Sears
I like the word “adultness”, which according to Oxford is “The state or quality of being an adult: the qualities of emotional maturity or responsibility”. I confess my need for this condition began over 50 years ago in a Sears store while standing in front of the Craftsman tools display. Before that day the idea of spending money on tools was not even on my radar. While tools and “Tupperware” both begin with “T”, before that day I had no need for either. After that day drills, wrenches, saws, and a place to put loose screws, bolts, and nails suddenly took on a whole new level of importance in my life. Hours spent evaluating and justifying a tool I “might” someday need was considered time well spent – until that fateful day when “adultness” happened. All it took was a gentle question from Elaine while I stood in Home Depot lusting over a fantastic new titanium drill bit set. She simply said, “Do you think you need another one?” “Tool buying” emotional maturity hit me like a karate punch, and I did not purchase that titanium drill bit set - at least not yet. Moral: When “adulting”, like religion, suddenly happens in your life, it will change you. |