Sandalwood Ganesh (India)
Claimed Object #8
I’m not done with the book yet—but so far, if I were to make a case for inheriting one of your objects, it would have to be the Ganesh sculpture, for several reasons:
- I think I gave you the lead for the India Tourism office that sponsored your trip with your mother
- Ganesh is the god of new beginnings and removing obstacles who is so beloved to writers– and as a writer you have helped awaken my own creativity in a very Ganesh-like fashion, including inspiring the letter that became the introduction to my first book
- When I first met you back in 1996, you gave me a little Ganesh figure to carry on my six-month journey around India. To my chagrin (and more importantly, to yours) it got broken while jiggling around in my backpack. Hmm, as I write this, this seems to be an argument for NOT giving me the Ganesh…but I assure you, I have matured greatly since then in my ability to care for my loved ones and their gifts and this would be an opportunity to demonstrate this!
- When I die, my son Skye will inherit it 🙂
But if someone else has a better or prior claim to it, no worries—truly, I don’t need any more objects myself and I can feel your Ganesha presence in my life without it!
Anne C., Fairfax CA