I have this ring. This ring actually stumbled into my life after I received it. It was given to me in a relationship that I completely forgot about until, one day, I was in the kitchen and my mom told me she found my ring. When she gave it to me, I remembered the history behind it.

I laughed when my mom handed it to me. It’s heavier than most rings and thicker, too. It is a Celtic ring with a design that wraps around the metal. It symbolizes love and the act of spreading love. I tend to be a very irresponsible being and lose things often, especially of this caliber. However, throughout the two years that I have had this ring, it has always shown back up. Even after being lost several times, it’ll somehow always manage to appear back in my life. And I have essentially come to believe this ring means something more than just its nature as an object; it has encompassed the concept of love. And even through times when love cannot even be imagined, it’ll always appear at the most random times.

I have learned to love this ring and have learned to spread and show love even in times when people would not expect it. This ring has taught me many things about the simple things in life that people tend to take for granted. I don’t have the brightest past, but this ring has become a reminder of the significance of things we consider small. It has changed my interpretation of what I value as a person and as a gear in the system of life. I think another reason why this ring brings so much happiness is because it reinvigorates my memory of falling in love— the memory of experiencing something with another being, even if that time is over; the ring signifies that it happened, and I can’t ever forget the experiences it has brought and shown me as a person. I usually don’t value superstition, but I honestly find this object represents who I am and who I want to continue to become.

As a writer, I have always seen depth even in the simplest things, and with the incorporation of this rings appearance and re appearance. I would say that it is my rock that I have vitally needed for a while. I do not know why I can never truly lose this ring, I find there is always a lesson from the greater powers of life who bring the ring back into my life.