How things can just suddenly end

 

It might be fun to know where things travel throughout their lifetime.  We’d be surprised to see a map showing the path they have taken over the years and to hear the reasons why certain events happened that altered their route.

Most, I expect, end up in antique shops or in a box in someone’s garage.  Many, like this lock, are too big to settle in the back of some junk drawer.  This one here is unusual.  The key actually traveled along.  They stayed together throughout life.  Most do not.

Keys are very independent, many thinking they are better than the lock.  Without them, the lock would be nothing.  They are stylish, fancy.  Locks are chunky, cumbersome and often ugly.

Keys can travel in circles.  They associate and hang around with other keys.  The more complex the key, the higher on the food chain they believe they are.  They have been known to see the inside of pockets and beneath sofa cushions.  Some have even been found poking out of the sand at the beach.

The sad truth is many become lost.  It isn’t uncommon to see a large gathering of keys just hanging around.  Sure, some remain snooty, believing they’re special, when really, they haven’t any idea where their lock has gone.  Most become sad and suffer feelings of hopelessness, but there are support groups available.  The most famous being the Florida Keys.

Okay, see what I did there?  I grew tired of the topic and took an off ramp.  I didn't signal or anything.  Just ZIP and I'm off on some other page talking about the gravitational pull of baked potatoes.