I received a little gift today.

[SeaCat]

Okay I was surprised today. I was called to my bosses office. (Usually not a good thing.)

I was met by my supervisor and an older gent wearing a suit. It took him introducing himself to understand that he was the father of a patient I had taken care of as she died. It was only after he had shaken my hand, while slipping a small package into my shirt pocket while hidden frm my bosses view, that he explained his visit.

He told my boss tha his daughter had informed him that I was the only person on my floor who had treated her with respect and care. I was the only one who had treated her as a human being. (She was a more than demanding patient.) He told my boss that I was the only one there who took the time to sit own and listen to her as she slowly died.

It was only after he had gone that I looked at the package. In the enveleope was a note saying the same things he had said to my boss, as well as an explanation for her gift. She had given me her Rosary, while telling her father that I would treat it with the respect it deserved. Needless to say I was stunned. This was not your usual rosary. This was a Rosary made in the 1600's for a Noble. It's base was a Gold Chain and it's Beads were Saphires.

Yes she and her faher gave me the paperwork showing that I was the honest howner of this relic, and yes I am floored by the gift. Yes it is beautiful but I have absolutely no idea what to do with it. This is not something to keep in my safe, but what should I do? I am thinking of lacing it on loan to either the local museum of Arts, or the Local Church, but then again it is a gift given and meant for me.

This is one of the few times in my life I have no idea what to do.

Cat

 

[Goldie Munro]

Sell it!

Only joking!!

The gesture of giving you this gift was heartfelt - it is yours to do with as you wish!

 

[blackhaus7]

Okay I was surprised today. I was called to my bosses office. (Usually not a good thing.)

I was met by my supervisor and an older gent wearing a suit. It took him introducing himself to understand that he was the father of a patient I had taken care of as she died. It was only after he had shaken my hand, while slipping a small package into my shirt pocket while hidden frm my bosses view, that he explained his visit.

He told my boss tha his daughter had informed him that I was the only person on my floor who had treated her with respect and care. I was the only one who had treated her as a human being. (She was a more than demanding patient.) He told my boss that I was the only one there who took the time to sit own and listen to her as she slowly died.

It was only after he had gone that I looked at the package. In the enveleope was a note saying the same things he had said to my boss, as well as an explanation for her gift. She had given me her Rosary, while telling her father that I would treat it with the respect it deserved. Needless to say I was stunned. This was not your usual rosary. This was a Rosary made in the 1600's for a Noble. It's base was a Gold Chain and it's Beads were Saphires.

Yes she and her faher gave me the paperwork showing that I was the honest howner of this relic, and yes I am floored by the gift. Yes it is beautiful but I have absolutely no idea what to do with it. This is not something to keep in my safe, but what should I do? I am thinking of lacing it on loan to either the local museum of Arts, or the Local Church, but then again it is a gift given and meant for me.

This is one of the few times in my life I have no idea what to do.

Cat

Hang on to it for the time being. It will tell you where it wants to go. (That's not as mystic as it sounds.) Sometimes patience is a good thing.

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

Sell it to an individual or institution who will appreciate its value in every sense, and use the money to improve your life in some signifigant way.

Question: What kind of purchase or investment will improve a person's life in a signifigant way? Obviously depends on the individual. For most of us it would not be to buy a different car, for example, but for a person without a car who would be empowered by one to get a decent job it would be. I don't get the sense that more education would be the thing for you, but for young Arienette that is just the thing.

It's an enjoyable question to ponder!



Edited to add: Blackie makes sense, too.

 

[JRaven]

As a last thank you to her for the gift, use the rosary to pray for her soul. If you're unfamiliar with how to use the rosary, learn. There's no better appreciation for a gift then to use it.

To learn the rosary.

 

[FallingToFly]

Only you know what to do.

Treasure it, no matter what else you do, because it represents an enduring faith in the human spirit that she gave it to you, that you gave her one person she could believe in and trust to treat her with dignity as she died.

That's a great gift to give to anyone, Cat, and she showed her appreciation for it the only way she could.

(I personally don't recommend selling it, but I think that maybe, if it's what you find a compulsion to do, sharing it with the local parish or populace as a display, with a note as to how and why you recieved it, is a nice idea.)

 

[rgraham666]

Can't help you, Cat. I have no idea what I'd do.

But I have faith you will, eventually.

 

[SeaCat]

Yes I have prayed for her, as I do for all of my patients.

She is now at peace, her pain and suffering is ended. Where she ends up is between herself and her god.

I treated her as I would wish to be treated, as a human being and as an individual. Yes she was demanding, and yes at times her demands were a pain in the ass, but I looked at where they were coming from. I treated her with the dignity all of my patients deserve. She was a human bein with her life being cut short.

As for her gift, right now it resides in my safe as I design and create a display for it. What will be done with it, I do not know. It's absolute beauty demands that it be shared, and yet this was a gift from her to me. Whatever happens it will not be sold. While I could use the money to further my education, that to me just wouldn't be right. It was given as a gift of love and respect, that idea I will honor. It may soon reside in a museum, or a local church for all to see, if that happens then it will be without cost. The only obligation I will impose will be for all to see and enjoy it's beauty and history.

Cat

 

[Weird Harold]

As for her gift, right now it resides in my safe as I design and create a display for it. What will be done with it, I do not know. It's absolute beauty demands that it be shared, and yet this was a gift from her to me. Whatever happens it will not be sold.

The first thing I would suggest is to have it appraised and added to your homeowner's insurance.

Second, I would discuss the possibility of putting it on display in a church -- with an emphasis on security. If the Church can't provide proper security, then start talking with museums about a long-term loans and the kindof security they'd provide.

 

[McKenna]

Hang on to it for the time being. It will tell you where it wants to go. (That's not as mystic as it sounds.) Sometimes patience is a good thing.

I like this.

 

[LadyWhiteWolf]

A Rosary

SeaCat,

I was baptized, raised and confirmed as a Catholic. To be given such a gift as a rosary is a great honor. DO NOT sell it. It was gifted to you for a reason. Now, I don't know your faith or belief system, but this particular patient wanted you to have it because you were very kind to her. Only a Catholic with great faith in God would gift our rosaries to someone who is kind to us in our hour of need. Her father agreed that you should have it and it is a great gift.

Keep the rosary in a safe place. When God or Spirit or whatever faith you hold, asks you, you will know what to do.

Brightest Of Blessings To You SeaCat.

 

[moonlight elf]

Hang on to it for the time being. It will tell you where it wants to go. (That's not as mystic as it sounds.) Sometimes patience is a good thing.

I agree.